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Graziani Says—
མན། Will Always Hate Britain
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VOL. V NO. 46
Rome, Feb. 23.--Former Italian Marshal Rodolfo Graziani told a Military Tri- bunal here today that he "always han and always will hate Britain-the enemy of Italy."
The 00-year-old Graziani, self-actured and
confident, s facing his second trial for col- Iaboration with the Nazis. Ito
LABOUR
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WINNING ELECTION
Claim Victory On Basis Of Early Returns
With a third of the total results known at 11 o'clock (Hongkong Timo) this morning, the indications were that the Labour Party would be returned to power, but with a considerably reduced majority. It is still conceded, howover, by expert political observers, that the Conservatives may make substantial gains in the
Artt trial before a Civil Court English counties, especially in the South.
was abandoned last February bocause the Court declared 1- #elf incompetent to dent with -military-matjors.
The burly, grey-haired for-
that he had rent talions into
mer Commander denied charges forced labour camps in Ger
many arch had permitted re-i prisaba by the Nazis against i Italian partienne,
Graziani, WERTIG n Krey. military tunic with live rowu of Interal ribbons and no Inatgrina' of rank, hụd his chude on the floor of the Court moved on the Judge's dais so that he could respond to the indictment,
POLITICAL SPEECH
His reply branched out into a political speech, interrupted for frequent draughts of mineral water from the large bottles on
!lc
of
table at his cibow. Grazioni Was o called
An Associated Press report from London received here at noon said that with a lead of two to one from one-third of the nation, the Labour Party today claimed victory in the elections. Results from 216 constituencies then gave Labour 136 Communists and Independents had seats, the Conservatives 79 and Liberals one. up to that time failed to win a seat.
The United Press in an early round-up despatch reported that Labour was running strongly ahead in the early returns in this history-making Parliamentary election.
Labour was well ahead both in the number of seats won and in the popular vote, but the returns at that time were far from conclusive.
Defence Of Alleged "Mercy Killer"
that the
The
to Mr first casually On the basis of the early re-i I
sults, the Conservatives were Winston Churchill's family team not attracting from Labour the was at Devonport, where his son reats they needed to upset the Randolph was defeated by the top-heavy Labour majority in Labour journalist, Mr Michnet)
Fool. the last Parliament.
However, they hoped to pick up more strength later in the day.
Secretary of State for the turned away from booths may
Colonies.
The exceptionally heavy pol! lowed the counting of votes. Associated Press reported that At Coventry, the polling was so Manchester, New Hamp- Mr Wyman replied: "In due
out of the first 160 returus, the heavy that the ballot papers ran shire, Feb. 23. Dr Hermann course we expect to do that."
The 41-year-old doctor had Conservatives had won 13 seats cut in both constituencies-an situation, pre- N. Sander,
of pleaded accused
Ar from Labour, while giving up unprecedented not guilty. Dut
vealing some electors from one to their rivals. merey killing" 59-year-old Phinney said today that Sander
making the in- Die noluble defeat was that voting th had nimited "Minister of Defence" in the Mrs Abbie Borroto, will show etions because of the plead of Mr Rees-Williams, who, Republe which Benito Musso-
It is understood that an elector the last government was Under- cancer-doomed
ings of the woman's husband. Hai sot up under German spon- porship in Northern Italy in woman was dead before he
Outlining the Prosecution's Colo
have the right to petillon the October, 1913, after his drama-injected air into her veins, case, the State Attorney He losi, to
Mr R. Thompson King for new elections. from Italian arrest,, this chief defence lawyer de-General quoted Dr Sander the
The Conservative candidate in Bank
Perlin- P. J. Gortion-Walker. to the Tribunal five why he co-clared when the trial con- saying that he knew he might the West Croydon division. It
mentary Secretary of Common- have broken the law, but the was a four-cornered contest. Nazis, tinued here today. operated
with the Graziani said: "I have had no Mr Louis E. Wyman gave this law was not right and should
United Press reports that two wealth Relations, increased the majority at Smethwick, while L of the five Left-Wing Labour great liking for the Fascists.Indication
defence be changed."
D. Ganians, formerly in the "rebels" who were thrown out Sander was charged and even less for the Germans, ¦ strategy after the Prosecution
nuthority whom I was taught to hate from | fold
Parliamentary the Jury that Dr Sander fically with killing Mrs Borrate of the Party for their deviation Colonial Service, Malaya, and early youth," ke cald.
nad taken the life of the suffer-by giving her air injections as from the Party line lost their
the of cancer on seats In
Arst hours of Singapore and the Far East, kept woman at her husband's she was dying
the Honey, London, seat for "My intention at the end foring
December 4.
counting.
the Conservatives. the war,) was to remain neutral peal.
Mr Phinney quoted Dr Sander The suggestion that Mry and I accepted the met of
"Because of Mr
POPULAR VOTE Borroto was dead before sheas maying: Minister of Defence only after
At 10.30 am, Hongkong Time 1 not the impression that by was given the injections came in Borroto's pleadings and because
Harold he was a good friend of mine, the popular vote was: Labour, but to Dr doing this 1 could diminish the question
Conservative and probably in a moment of 4,581,067; Prezident Loverld.
ct the evila in store for italy."
Nazis fell Hillsboro County Ile said that the
Hospital, weakarss, I injected air."
Answering a question by a they had been betrayed by Italy where Mrs Borroto died.
Medical Officer, Dr and wanted to make reprisals. The State Attorney Genera), County
believed Mrs He felt that his nellon would Mr William L Phinney, ob- Sander sakt he soften, if not obylate, these rejected to Mr Wyman's question Borroto would probably have lived for another two days, prisals. The trial was adjourn. "untes it in to be supported by
Counsel declared-leuter. ed until tomorrow,-Heuter. evidence."*
EDITORIAL
Anti-T.B.
of the
E progress made by the Hongkong
All-Tuberculosis association during
twelve
the the
months, and past programme planned for the immediate future, will probably astonish a great many people. For this is a branch of lecni social-medical activity which goes quietly about its vastly important humanitarian worl and it is only occasionally that the public is able to appreciate how much effort is being real value of the made and what the Anti-T. B. Association's efforts mean In terms of saving human life and suffering.
report This year's onnunl
Is an un- qualified credit to everybody associated with the organisation. At very long last the tremendous preventive and curative wark in the local field of tuberculosis is being tackled in a modern and scientifie way. The first year's statistics revealing the number of patients treated in the new Sanatorlum may appear to be modest, but they are also progressive, and for some time now the "full house" sign has that the fullest use been up indicating is being made of existing facilities. The Sanatorium which permits of curative treatment and isolation is the single big- gest contribution the successful tackling of the T. B. problem which has been made to date in Hongkong, and la reminder of the debt of gratitude which is, and always will be owed to Without his muni- Mr J. H. Ruttonjee. flcent endowment there could have heen no Hanatorium; morcover it Can accepted that his generosity has inspired others to contribute more liberally, than they otherwise might. None; however, ehn fail to be impressed by the enormous annual cost of maintaining this invalu- able institution, and quite clearly thero
a
to
bc
Association
speci-
liberal and
is an
demand for urgent.
from wealthy firms endowments
If individuals
to the Sanatorium is be able to continue its activities without restriction. It is asking a great deal to have half a million dollars subscribed annually through appeals, special efforts and small personal donations, and it is a money-raising problem of which the Board of Directors are entitled to be substantial relieved by the promise of yearly endowments from those well able to make the gesture. This necessity is given uddled emphasis by the disclosure that the Association intends to enlarge its activi ties to include field work and measures for the prevention of tuberculosis. This calls for headquarters and a publicity centre, and the Hongkong War Memorial Com- mittee can be congratulated on their deci- siun to make funds ayallable for these buildings. In few other ways could the money be better spent, for it is through classes in education that the poorer Hongkong can learn how to avoid can- tracting the dread diuense of tuberculosis; and a T.B.-free community would bo
of the
greatest living memorials Imaginable. It is apparent that the Anti- T.B. Association fa now firmly embarked upon work which is of inestimable value to the Colony. The Association merits all the practical and sympathetic support which it can be accorded. The Associa tion's work, however, must continue to be progressive and expanding if the task which it has set itself is to be realised. And this requires money from the public and the private purse, which has to be given generously. It is for a cause who80 claims on the public conscience are as high as anything else in Hongkong.
ono
aflister, 4,020,146 Liberals,
Communists, 35,799 823,362; Others, 34.012, Total, 8,484,780, A United Press despatch re-
ports that thousands of Britons who stood through the night in
Easin
y
drizzling learned today
oday that the Prime Minister, the Foreign the Prim
and other Cabinet had been returned to Parliament and that the Labour Party had taken a strong early leud in Britain's General Elec- tion.
Crowds in
Trafalgar Square
Detailed Voting Results, Page
On Page 5 will be found detailed voting results of some of the earlier General Election returns,
State Of The Parties
The state of the parties at 1.30 p.m. IKT (8.30 am51. GMT) was as follows:
LABOUR
182 LIBERALS
OTHERS CONSERVATIVES 100
о
The progressive counting during this morning (all local times) Indicated a gradual increase in the Labour majority
10.45 a.m. Labour 116, Conservatives 70, Liberals 1, Otters 0.
11 z.m. Labour 136, Conservatives 17, Liberals 1, Others 0-
11.30 a.m. Labour 140, Conservatives 84. Liberals 1, Others 0.
12.30 p.m. Labour 158, Conservatives 05, Liberals 1, Other 0.
Election Results To Date
Below-are-the-progressive results to date.
Silford West: *C. Koyle (Labour) majority of 5,202.
Exeler: J. C, Maude, KC (Cons.) majority of 3,204.
Burnley: (Labour).
A. Burke
*W:
Kingston-upon-Thames: *J. A. Bord-Carpenter (Cons,) majori- ty of 10.657.
Southwark N. "Ri Hon Geo, A. Imanes (Lab) majority of over 22,000.
South Shields: *Rt Hon J. Chuter Edo (Lab),
Huddersfield West: Wade (Lib).
Midlerborough Marquand (Lab),
D. W.
East: H.
Luton: Dr C I (Lib and defeated W. N. Warbey
Walthamstow West: *C. R. Attlee (Lab),
Hendon N.: C. I. Orr-Ewing (Cons) defeated Mra B. Ayrton Gould (Lab).
Cons, gain Derby:
Hammersmith N.: F. Toinney (Lab) (D. N. Pritt, KC, Lab, Ind. lost his sent in four-cor- nered fight; one time expelled from Labour Party for oppost- tion to foreign policy).
Wakefield: Rt Hon A. Green-chill (Cons). word
(Labour) Liverpool, W. Derby: "Sir David Maxwell-Fylle (Sir David played a leading part in the prosecution in the Nuremberg war crime (rids),
Hardy E.: E.A. Salford (Lab).
(Cheetham): Manchester N.H. Lever (Lab) majority of 9,031.
Manchester
Rt Hon Philip J. Noel-Baker (Lab).
Devenport
Michael Foot (Lab) defeated Randolph Chur-
Lancashire, Huyton: R Hon Harold Wilson (Lab).
East: *H.W. Walthamslow (Cona).
toltaco (Lab).
Fulham
'Dr West
Edith Summerskill (Lab).
Southport Rt Hon R. S. Hudson (Cona).
Lewisham
Price W.: H. (Cons) defeated A. M. Skeff- Weston (Lab).
Cons. gain. Bristol W.:
Manchester (Exchange): W. D. Griffiths (Lab) majority of
*Rt Hon Oliver Stanley (Cons) majority of over 4,019.
(Withington): 4,000.
Sir (Lab) majority
Rt Hon. St Helens:
won Hartley-Shawcross (Lab) Blackburn West: R. Aggheton by 18,000 mutority.
L.T. Wright
on
lof 8,311.
Also given are com parative figures in the 1945 election for the same constituencies. EJATIDAK BELTROMANIA WEIGHT-
and Piccadilly Circus let out a ouge rear as great electric sign- Sir John Barlow, Chairman Boards flashed the news that Mr
of several Malay.n rubber cum- Attlee and Mr Devin, togetherpanies, standing as National with Sir Stafford Cripps and
Liberal-Conservative,' was de- eight other Cabinet members rented by Labour at Walsall. had been returned to office.
S. S. Awberry, Labour, held Bristol Central, ** PIRATIN OUT
Shortly after 10 am., HKT Showing how the voters had
the Conservatives had gained decided to repudiate the Cont12 seats and lost one.
Labour munists, Mr Philip Piratin, Communist MP for Stepney Infgained two and lost 1.
te last Parliament, was de- feated by Mr W. Edwards, the Labour candidate in a three- cornered tight.
Despite heavy rain in many parts of the country, yesterday's was believed polling
to have been the heaviest of the century. Tens of thousands of persona dropped their earlier reserve crowded Into Piccadilly, Trafalgar Square and Knights- bridge Square to demonstrate as
and
tary
STOP PRESS
Creech-Jones Loses
Two Winners & A Loser
Above appear three Important General Election
of whom. candidates, two
their won
contests, lo third losing. Top is Mr Ailee and below him Dr Edith
Sumnerskill, both of
whom
re'ained their seats for the Labour Party. Lower bottom is Mr Ran- dolph Churchill, non of Mir
Winston Churchill, who fost a "key" contest with Michael Foot, the Socialist, in the Devenport division.
Another Air Raid
On Shanghai
London, Feb. 24.-Mr Arthur the first results caine in showing Creech-Jones, Colonial Secretary Labour taking a
lead.
in the previous Labour govern-
Talpel, Feb. 23.-Chiang Kai- United Press reveals that Drment, was defeated in the Ship.
struck Shanghai Edith Summerskill, Parliamen-ey division of Yorkshire by the shek's punes
and Chuan He harbour shipping Under-Secretary to
the Conservative, Mr G. Hirst.
today in an air was elected in beal Creech-Jones by 81 votes in Island again
rald which the Nationalists ny m, considered a mar- a four-cornered contest.
At 12.43 p.m. HKT, the Con- Is encouraging Д Crowing servatives had made a nett gaun guerilla campaign balt the of 18 stats and Labour had suf-
The Chinese Communists. fered a nett loss of 10.
Minister of Food,
Westy where
stinal
the
won a victory
In the LCC elections.
Conservatives had
Tho Health Minister,
HEAVIEST EVER POLL
Aneurin Bevan, was re-elected. Conservatives so fur had failed Air headquarters chi direct
completely to get the big swing
VIPP hits were scored on three
Reuter said that Lebour today Th
overrul Labour.
they needed to The Conservatives, however, ocean-going ships in Shanghai led by nearly two to one after kept up the hope that later to harbour and a number of ɛmall Ave hours' counting in the day when the returns come in craft were runk or damaged. heaviest poll ever for Britain's from farm and residential dis general election The Liberals,
bidding for a return to influence with 475 can- didates had secured only one reat and lost many deposits,
the Just over 85 percent electors voted. The Communists polled over 1,000 votes in only
(Cons) defeated
(Lab).
Cons, gain.
LJ. Edwurde
Nottingham Central :*Sp-Ldr Geoffrey de Freitas (Lab).
Popiar, Bow Rt Hon Chas. W. Key (Lab) majority of more than 24,000.
Smethwick Walker (Lab).
:P.
Gordon
Croydon West: R. Thompson (Cons) defeated Li-Col D, Rees- Willums (Lab)-Conservative
Bristol E: Rt Hon Sir Stafford Cripps (Lab) majority of over 15,000.
Ernest
Woolwich: Rt Hon Bovin (Lab).
No change.
Birmingham, Ladywood **V, Yates (Lab) majority of 9,532, Oxford Q. Hogg (Cont).
* Hon Lancs. Farnworth Geo, Tomlinson (Lab).
Darlington: "D. R. Hardman from
((LATION:
*Wg-Cdr E.
Shackleton (Lab).
Pope Recovers
Venn City, Feb. 23.Pope Pius XII, completely recovered his attack of "Roman start receiving pil- fu," will
tomorrow for the Agrims again
first time in 10 days
During the past few days he
Hull, N. W.: *R. W. G. Mackay (Lab), (He is an Aus- has resumed tralian
advocatc and an greater European unity).
his regular after- of noon wnik in the Vatican gar-
dens.-Reuter,
World famous Italian Vermouth cince 18th.
AS A LONG DRINK, MIXED
IN COCHTAILS OR PLAIN, CINZANO WILL ALWAYS KEEP YOU FIT.
CINZANO
tricts they might—just might~, win through.-United Press, »
also The planes
Gamage. Red installations on Chinese Chuzan Island, 100 miles to the South
VERMOUTH from
State of Parties
falu They
querillas
pro
At 3 p.m. IKT the state of active now in seven provinces- one or two of the 20 constituen-the parties was: Labour 103, Kanau, Szechwan, Hupel, Hu- Klangsi and cles, where they stood unsuccess. Conservatives 102, Libernis 1, nan, Fukien, Frully.
Kwangtung.-Amoclated Press.
Others 0.
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