For the Fever! véve of
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. For and on behalf of
SOUTH CHINA KORNING POST, LAI
DOPTS/ENT 1990, THE INMEULA DORMANT
VOL. V NO. 58
Ermeng med PROINDEE
The
Cloudy.
Today's Weather: Moderate southeast winds. Noon Observations: Barometrio pressure, 1014.0 mbs.,. 29.04 in. Temperature, 89.9 deg. F. Dew point, 57 der. F. Re- lative humidity, 93%. Wind direction, E. Wind foros, 3 knols.
Low water: 111, 9 In. at 8.50 p.m. High water: 4 fl. At 3.40 R.. (Baturday).
Hongkong Telegraph
FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1950.
Dine
At the
For
8.9
Reservations
Price 20 Cents
Tel: 27880
Labour Loses Hongkong Bank Annual Meeting
Government Wins Vote Another Seat
"Mercy" Killing Verdict
Doctor Acquitted
Manchester, New Hamp shire, Mar. 9. Dr Her- mann Sander was acquitted here tonight after trial for the "mercy killing" of a woman cancer patient.
11
Dr Bander, 41-year-oly country-doctor. was found not degree murdes guilty of first by an all-nie jury. The two- trial has weeks old "death" centred on whether air pumped of 59-year-old into the veins Mrs Abble Barrole caused her death
whether she WAR already dead from Scourge with Tida
or
the cancer which the wes
The prosecution had manded
conviction
Ja
de- for
"taking the law into his own hands In the death of the wancer-ridden patient.
The Jury releed tonight after hearing the Judge say it would be unusual indeed" if they capital punish- recommended :ment.
Mr for
Louis Wyman, Counsel Dr Sander, had earlier claimed that Mrs Borroto died
of her liners. The Prosecutor,
in his closing address, did not
preas for the death penalty.
Of Confidence
Warning To MAJORITY OF
Aircraft
The
following revised official announcement warning to aircraft Bylor over Hongkong territory was sued by the Public Relations Oflice this mor- ping.
In view of recent air Incursion over the terti- the tory of Hongkong, Government of Hongkong on Ilructions of 11.3. Government la the United Kingdom feel obliged make clear that
any un- authorised aircraft flying over the territory of Hong- kong. Including the terri- torial waters, are able to be fired on. Aircraft fail - ing on request to identify themselves allsfactorily will be presumed to be UnaulBrised:
No
FOURTEEN
Liberals Join
With
Opposition
London, Mar. 9.-The Government won the confidence vote on steel nationalisation in the House of Commons tonight.
296.
The figures were Government 310, Opposition
The House was packed for the debate on steel nationalisation on which the fate of the Govern- ment had depended.
Packed into the House by Party Whips, the near complete mobilisation of voting strength came
Lancashire, Mar. 9.— Labour's alender overall majority in the new British House of Com- mons dropped to six to. night when the Conser- vative candidate won the postponed General Election poll in the Moss Side Division of Manchester.
Voting had been de- layed until today after the previous Conserva tive candidate in the General Election of February 23 died dur ing the campaign. — Router.
Sir Arthur Morse Widely Reviews Far Eastern Situation
COMMENT ON
PRESENT-DAY
SALARIES IN
H.K.
Addressing shareholders at the annual meeting of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation this morning, Sir. Arthur Morse, Chief Manager, said there was no valid reason
Gubitchev why Britain and China, under its new regime, should not trade
To Be Deported
Further with Members squatting all round the Speaker's year-old
Directing
Labour
Of
London, Mar.
dais and jammed elbow to elbow the bar at the opposite end of the Chamber.
The Government Front Bench was so crowded that Ministers were practically sitting in each other's laps.
faces
New York, Mar. 9.
30- Gubitchev, Valentin
engineer And member former
of the United Nations Secretariat, who was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment on ea- pionage charges here today,
to the Soviet Union within
Tonight's victory is only the first round of tho same the struggle. The Government 9. The British;
ordeal again on Monday, when the House votes
student, Conservative amendment, this time second
The defence lawyer appeared Government today revoked the on the verge asked
of tears as he Control of Engagement Order-
Dr the Jury to send
Sander back to his family and the law which
community. The soul had left years gave
on
3
for over two power to direct
on housing policy.
The next day
the body of Mrs Borrato be workers into essential jobs,
net In his irrational fore
intro- he Labour direction was electing nir into her veins."
dured in October, 1947, lo en- -crled.
composed of nine The Jury,
every Briton sure that Catholles and three Protestants,
than 75 minutes to doing work of national Impar- *look legg
tance, according to his abilly, reach their verdict.-Reuter,
RIOT DRILL
| another division' on Supplemen-
tary Estimates,
front-
Later in the week Mr Winston Churchill, Opposition leaster,
a new was will attack on
whether Britain is getting value for her tinmente spending on de-
It affected all men between 18 and 50 and all women between
fence.
-
Issue of confidence".
The Conservative amendment Address by the King to tho
the form of "regrelung took that the future of the steel in- not mentioned in dustry wan the King's Speech which out- lined the Government Dro gramme.
THE DEBATE Opening
amendment
Mr
nisa
received
He declared that by recognition of China on satisfactory terms. and the establishment of diplomatic relations, Britain had shown an open mind.
Sir Arthur said that at the present moment the outlook is only satisfactory in those Asian countries where there is economic stability and reasonable contentment; the picture is obscure or gloomy where low -standards-of-living-and-backward economic conditions are not receiving
adequate attention.
Referring to conditions and events in Hongkong during the past year, Sir Arthur expressed the opinion that he considered it no longer realistic that basic salaries and wages should follow the pre-war scales in view of the considerable changes in post-war prices and standards of liv- ing.
Morse's speech follows:
have on
In China a number of sur was ordered to be deported
The text of Sir Arthur this year slightly higher than the
corresponding figure for the pre-officers on the coast are at pre- the sent not operating, owing vious year. The total of Invest- that the a fortnight.
You will observe
ments shows a decrease of just conditions prevailing there, but Sheet and Profit and Judith Copion, 2-year-old balance
over 7 millions as compared we hope that they will be active former University
this year Account have honours Lo33
es the political with last year's figures but this again no soon 15 been drawn up in a different
improver. decrease is offset by an increase outlook | years' sentence.
In Japan the temporary amce form from that adapted in pre-
Indicating an in which we opened at Kure for Common- benent of the there will be Conservative leaders was "an. The Jury had found the pair vious years. As many of you will in Bills Receivable and liems in
attempted to know, overseas companies such Transit, thus Ind ploited and
crease in the funds of the Bank the States defence as this Bank, which
buen Forces has now Onancing wealth Britain
employed in now available
Soviet establishment In Great make United
to the
closed but our branch at Tekyo secrets
deliver trade. As mentioned, the amount to now required Union The sentence aguns are
. Gubilcher was, a suspended one. copies of their accounts to the of the provision for ad and has been remodelled to accom
that he
at rented ana Registrar of Companies in the Doubtful Debts has this your modate the bigger stoff; a larger He had pleaded
been deducted from the total of building has been former United Unled Kingdom drawn up Miss Cupton,
Advances
and Kobe and at Yokohama we are to Customers the provisions States Justice Department em- accordance with
Other Accounts and this licni, back in part of our building al- Companies Act. ployee, met furtively in New of the recent
together with Liabilities to Cus- though the main banking hall York-nt to exchange Ameri-hy view of this requirement your Other speakers in this debate
it advisable
and our Agent's residence are tomers for Acceptances, now
sti held by the American the Thursday-will be
can Government secrets but be- Board considered the debate,
shows an increase of over £15 Clement
and that the Accounts submitted to
Army. Minister, Mr Prime
should niso
millions compared with the feated
at shareholders exposure of their
Our three Trustee Companies, | 18 and 40 with some exceptions. Attlee, and the Defence Minis- Oliver Lyttelton, a Conservative cause they were in love
former Minister, emphasised
corresponding figure 1st year. Lichment might anger Gubit-drawn up on the lines laid down
Banks here, in Singapore and in Lon Meter, Mr Emanuel Shinwell,
nt which Bank was put
The ameunt of the atom spy, that the *The case
be aired in down to secure a promise from chev's wife or cost Miss Coplon by the United Klondom Com
panies Act and subject to minor
to the Bank and Premis appears in the Balance dou, continue to grow in Sheet is after deduction of the portance Klaus Fuchs, may
was sentenced modifications the Accounts be.
will, I think, $2 millions which your Directors actiness to the public as their this debate, on which there will the Government that it would her job.
many customers he written tests. five years on a charge of fore you have accordingly been
recommend should esplenge and 15 years on a prepared on this basta.
last year I spoka off this item and the nerense
This time The profit for the year, afte of attempted espionage, count
The total of Bank Premises over cheerfully about the progress concur making transfers to Provisions
fleure last by Great Britain in her recovery the correspoding Mr Lyttelton warned the Go- the sentences to run
Special
Internal progresa deducting
year reflects the further implc-Y vernment not to underrate the rently. Gubitchev lmselt rendand Reserves for Contingencies
programme. forces which would come to the in Russian a statement protest and after
is indeed continued and pro- Expenses and ientation of the bullding pro- Administrative ing that the. case against him
this Opposition's old.
reime to which I referred both ductivity and industrial output The Minister of Supply, Mr had been "artificially manufae- Auditots fees which are
last year and the year before.
Increased by several valu- year shown separately in the
last taunted George Strauss,
the tured.
In the year since our
able points percent. But, as you mere fact of bringing accounts, amounts lo H.K.S$17,- the core Conservatives with being under
Meeting we have only to record
are aware, externally things did the misapprehension that they me to trial constitutes an un-042,477 and exceeds
the opening of one new branch the responding Bgure for the pre- precedented violation of
last year and the steady increase had won the Election.
He said that the Goverment rules of international law and virus year by just over $250,000. that at Orchard Road, Singa- no well in the early part of ler taking into account The pore, in aur up-to-date eleven-in the Sterling Area's dollar de-
wuzi feit, which balance of
building which would not abandon a measure of the national law of the United Afler
brought for
became alarming for storied year the aum it believed essential to maintain States Hat," he declared.
christened "MacDonald House" about the middle of the year, Soviet diplomat of ward from
distribution For
Commissioner-General | courled with loss of confidence by the full employment and prosperity.
the arst the rank of Third Secretary of available
As to $21,321,100.
(Contd. on Page 5, Col. 1) Evan Bowen.
on July 2nd, last year, your Directors re- Liberal speaker, questioned the Ministry for Foreign Affairs amounts
of the USSR."
འབ་
that the sum of
Minister, Labour The Several Police vans containing Acel-helmeted and armed Police George Isaacs, who ummenced Order in the the end of the aren proceeding along the Up-
Hour of Commons today, and per Levels this mornbug were
that not a single direction had on their way to riot drill, it was learned. The
been weze
given in the past crammed with policemen, many
mouths and the distribution of Britain now was of whom carried ratten sabe manpower in
the Order could be woodenrurh that and
(Jun; Inthis
afely withdrawa.-Reuter. badons).
trucks
EDITORIAL
nny
be no vote,
The Deputy Prine Minister, Mr Herbert Morrison, had made it clear that the motion before the House In the names of Mr. and other Churchill Winston
Next Year's Expenditure
has
for
accept
budgetted NOVERNMENT
an expenditure of $199 million for the coming fiscal year-an all-time record- most of which, seemingly, it is impossible' to avoid. Personal emoluments remain at 10 level, representing a breath-taking percent of the total expenditure and it would appear that there is no hope for future substantial reduction under this heading. The high cost of adminis- tration is, of course, partly explained hy the necessity to meet HCL increments, and the proposition that a proportion of these allowances should, in future, be Incorporated into basic salary indicates very clearly that the Colony cannot ex- pect nay reduction in the big overhead af oficial emoluments. This cost, how ever, can and will be cheerfully borne so long as it can be demonstrated that the public is receiving full service for the outlay. By and largo Government servants perform their duties well and there can be no serious quibble about some of their ndvantageous working conditions. But it runy still be possible to bring about useful more severe pruning of savings by n
of the rationalisation "parasites" and staffs. Tho public has still to be convinced that the Service is not over-loaded with superfluous coolies, messengers, junior clerks and the like whose duties frequently
responsibilities overlap, whose negligible, but who, in totality, are drawing heavily. on the exchequer. As forecast, emphasis for the coming financial 1 year is placed on security and defenco commitments which, either directly or indirectly, will absorb`belween 12 and 14 percent of the total expenditure. The only satisfying way of regarding this type of expenditure is as insurance, and, given this attitude of mind, it is possible to
Bre
lo
ante M: Coplon verting the not
make earlier than nine months after next Election or some the equivalent date.
Mir
"I'm a
འ
ward
Opposition's motives in putting Gubitcher said that he was commend
hours of
forward their amendment, bul sold that in view of the Liberals arrested without a warrant and $3,000,000 should be written off
by strong opposition to nationalising subjected to steel they must support it.
the
it 19 in
grilling Bank Premises. After allowing agonts of the Federal for this amount, for the Interim Dividend of £2 per share and Burnu of
Investigation, who, for the Final Dividend of sought about Russia from him.
Information
because he
בזה
Balance
the
has
Abre
the spending philosophically. Nevertheless, while defence and security demands cannot be side-stepped, this does not permit indiscriminate expenditure, One under item, which presumably comes defence, is the construction of a bridge at Au Tau. The proposition is that the PWD build a bridge, capable of inking
SOCIALISTS LAUGH
per share which is now pro- of prot heavy traffle, to replace a Baily Bridge which the Milltary authorities have
Labour laughter greeted his
He asserted that his telephone posed, the balance constructed for the time being, Govern.
statement that the Liberals had conversations were intercepted to be carried forward to next year will amount to $3,359,083, given notice on their decision to and that FBI deliberately des
increase of approximately ment's estimated cost for this project is
the Government Whip because trayed the records
$1,000,000 over the correspond- a million and a half dollars, which seems
the national interest said they would have shown
balance carried forward reinforced
Ing to be exorbitant. Surely a
that the Government should not that he did no wrong.
Gubitchey and an end by a sud-
Miss Copion from the previous year. concrete bridge can be built for much less
be brought
were convicted on Tuesday of NOTE ISSUE INCREASE than this? We would have thought that
den and snap vote."
When a Labour Member ask-spying on behalf of the Saviet
mentioned, As I have take Union. The girl whose work at half a million dollars would have been
Sheet this year ed if the Libera's
would Huflicient. Here is one point which the
the consequences if their vote the American. Justice Depart been drawn up in a somewhat
Govern ent involved the study of Rus- different forms from that Select Committee might profitably inquire
tonight defeated the ment, Mr Bowin replied, amid sian explonge was already under vously adopted with the res into when the proper time arrives. It is
Eenience of 40 months to 10
exact compariso loud laughter from the Govern true that a million and a half dollars
ment benches, "If they did, the years as a result of her consult that an
the previous year's figures certainly vicllon in Washington last June
not be readily made in the would means litle in u totul expenditure of close
responsibility
stealing classifed Govern- case of certain items, It will not be with the Liberal Party. for on $200 million, but if this sort of costing
can defeat ment The Government
documents.
however be seen that the Note Federal is to be taken as symptomatic, there are
casily
Judge, This amendment very
ordered the Issue has again increased and reasons to fear that the public is going
a division by postpon Sylvester Ryni,
exceeds the previous year's without
nationalisation
for Gubil-xcecu suspendet sentence
1:2 mifiions. ing Indefinitely to pay very dearly for its defence and
total of all
of stiel."
chev after his attorney, Mr works--certainly out security
The Prime Minister, Mr Clee Irving Saypal, and raid that the and Acceptances on
to the proportion. We would remind the Select
ment Attive, replying
Secretary of State, Committee, as well as Government, that
and debate, sald that the amend-Acheson,
the General had recommended his ment had been brought in be- the vast proportion of the $199 millon
cause of "some strango calcula-return to the Soviet Union. required for expenditure next year has
Mr Saypol said that the recam. tion about the General Elec- to come from the pockets of the general
tion". 70 and 80
was mendation was the outcome of responding Agure for the pre- public; and that between
the State vlous year by just over £244
In this connection millions are derived from direct taxation,
not a plebiscito, Mr Ailleo sald.conferences between
"It is very rare in this coun- Department and the Department millions. is inequitable,
may mention that the amount through
a system that
try that you have an election of Justice,
"You came here as an emis-of the provision for Bad and Inconsistent and discriminate. For its
on a single issue. contributions by direct taxation the public
"One thing that was decided sary of peace," Judge Ryan, told Doubtful Debts which has pre-
viously been
Included among was Gubitchev, who was suspended receives virtually nothing in return by
by the General Election
and Ouer Current, Deposit that the country did not want from his. United Nations position Accounts has this year been way of social, health or recreational mer-
Mr Churchill and his Party."after his arrest Inst March. vices. Spending, therefore,
Mr Attlee said,
"You were accepted by us in excluded from this heading and of Ad- essential works and defence projects must
the role of a friend," he de- diducted from gura be judicious. Profligacy must be avoided
time orclared, and added that Gubit-vances to Customers.
Turning to the Assets side of in all fairness to those whose duty it is of pulling down an amendment chov had violated his United
to the Address was "wholly Nations ooth. He did this "with the Balance Sheet It will be seen to keep the exchequer full.
the Judge that, the aggregate of Cash ut Irresponsible," Mr Attice an arrogant smile,
Bankers and Money at Call is
even
ол
Tho General Elction
GOTS.
The action at this
further sald
Router.
"The
nald-Reuter.
Mr
Amounts
Mr Dean behalf Attorney year
Current,
by over
duo to Subsidiary
are this of Customers shown separately from
and Deposit
Other Accounts and the total of these three items exceeds the
cor-
C
in
have
1273- In
ALLSOPPS LAGER
I
The Best
Drink under the Sun!"
CALDBECK MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.