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INFLUX OF U.S. BUSINESS LIKELY IN HONG KONG

CHINESE AIR PLAN:

Chungking, Dec. 17.

A five-year plan for develop. ment of civil aviation in Chisa mus reported to-day 171 the Chinese perno, which mit! that at the end of the period Chise would have about 49,090 maler

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P Wong Kan! . compleryd m court to be the leader, v tenced to five years hand b and Mix trojaca

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REAR-ADM. CECIL H. J. HARCOURT, THE COMMANDER- IN-CHIEF, TOLD A GROUP OF VISITING AMERICAN AND BRITISH CORRESPONDENTS IN A WEEK-END PRESS CONFERENCE THAT CHINËSE PORT RES- TRICTIONS WERE PUTTING BRITISH TRADERS AT A DISADVANTAGE IN COMPETITION WITH AMERI- CAN OPERATORS, "AMERICAN PLANES AND WARSHIPS HAVE COM- PLETE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IN CHINESE WATERS,' THE ADME AL WAS QUOTED BY HAL BOYLE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PULITIER PRIZE- WINNING WAR, CORRESPONDENT FROM KUROPE.

"The British haven't, and re

a result, theref. re, are it mentes thing of a disadvantage in trade matters."

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Harku.wledged that Reither vessels had suffered delays reneiving

frowe permission #kim stovernment deal fo dock in Chinese poris, but mald ed "There has been nothing to milicate this J been de- liberate.

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He said it was quite likely" there would be a large index of Auvring business unite on Kung because the feelinst The part of American Busine men that they have more long

bere prurity

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Kwangtung Transport

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MISSIONARY KILLED

Bond Oregon, Dec. 17. Andrew T. Young, ChineEO - Christian missionary, to-day died in a hospital here after a two-car collision.

Που. Tho

Duncan

Mc- Roberta, former missionary in the Orient, was seriously in- jured.—Asociated Prosa,

Spitfires Flying To Canton

Mrs. Selwyn-Clarke Speaks On China

LONDON, DEC. 17. ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE IN BRITAIN TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CHINA WAS AFFORDED AT A RECEPTION GIVEN BY THE CHINA CAMPAIGN COM- MITTEE LAST NIGHT TO WELCOME HOME DR. PETER AND MRS. HILDA SELWYN CLARKE AFTER THEIR FOUR YEARS IN AN INTERNMENT CAMP IN HONG KONG.

DR. SELWYN-CLARKE WAS FORMERLY DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE COLONY AND HIS -WIFE (MISS HILDA BROWNING) WAS FOREIGN

LEAGUE, PURETARY, CHINA DEFENCE

INDER THE PRESIDENCY OF M DAME SÜN YAT-SEN, Also present at the reception SQUADRON 132 OF RA.F.

were Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lind- SPITFIRES, LATEST MODEL pay who have only just arrived)

back in England froza Venan. THE FIGHTER BOMB-

The apeakers, Додру Selwyn ER. UNDER THE COMMAND Chacke

And Mr. Lindsay, were OF SQUADRON LEADER introduced Mos

by Margaret Pry K. 1, CHARNEY, WILL BE TAKING OFF THIS MORN ING ON A GOODWILL. FLIGHT TO CANTON.

for

After tea.

A Question Of Age

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who was in the chair. Both ex- ulained in brond wutline the chief trends of the political outlook in

The question as to whether Chinn to-day, the former supply; ing the hackground deseritilfan of be dealt with under the Juvenile Juvenile offender was of an see to the work of the China Defence Offence Ordinance was raised be- League at the same time paying a high tribute to Madame Sun for fore Mr. Leo d'Almuda, presiding Int the Standing Military Court all she has done towards bringing Dr. Sun's plans for his people to yesterday. fruithin.

Information hearing on praergis | in taking over land and water Transportation facilities ja Kwang-

The squadron is-scheduled to tung Province emee the Japanese

nt White surrender is issued by the Seere arrive

Cloud Acre Things are improving and it tariat of the Caston Miller of the | droter in Canton at 10 11 serrtain that Britain, America Changking Ministry of Communi- where the fliers will be received un China must work Ingether. entions.

by the Air Oflleer Commanilag. Vessels and river craft taken Cantin t'bian has a detree of a pou

Aren, and will be his Lover

myregated 380 odd, Brit

Continuing, Mrs. Selwyn Clarke Quesis na ten party a the

expressed the hope that an invita | most of them were under 100 tons.

aerodrome

tion would be extended to Madame and a large number were hndly aged and unserviceable i

Squadron Leader | Sun to come to Britain as it would condition, so that unli nageval Charney will pay visits to the lead to a clearer understanding of

theyor. General repairs have been effisted

Chang Jat China's problems and at the same

time

it would strengthen the bonds int com PAVOT

nei, and the City Mayur, Ad The larger

being ནཱཔླཎཏྟཱ ཀྐ༥, ཧྨ⌘4ཎྛཱབཻཕྲ

between the two nations. miral Cha Chak.

Britain, stunding for demoerncy used by the mintney nathurdles.

Good the others are being turned From 11 am. to 12 moon the as she dues, should do everything

the Chinn Mantgudron will, weather permit in her power to bring about perce Stemon Naviention Co

ting give #demonstration of menthetween the National Demo

L'omnvonists Berding in and transport, the aerim arrelaties, which, to the crate League, the

ia Chim. Canon Kowloom Bbway and the Canton populare. will be them the Kuomintang in

NATURAL SOLUTION Camion Swineshui Hadway are puneream of the programme,

Uniting of the nation bant on the Canton Hankow Raiway only the southern section

www wwe the natural solution but this

coubl nity is operating.

sibly materialize whilst there was for eign interference in support We Resetion.

Wanghi, where they will

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From 12.20 to 210 p.m., the

airmen will be

the visiting There is no prospet of early quests of The 6.0.€. General raunion of through service to Chang Fa-kuei, at heben 41 Hankow, because the one further the Victoria Hotel. Shameen. north has been very badly damag

rd and there are no materials of After

ON OUR OWN FEET

anid the colony

ck into shape and fut bad dropped as per mont although reoccupation, all are stert

NKRA doesn't Terate fu Hong Kong," he exolained

luncheon the visitors the newsmen. "I think we can

sleepers for making the necessary will be taken on a sightseeing repairs and replacements tand on our own feet, but quite

tour of the city; and at pm. flae of the greatest handicaps is the squadron will take off on frankly we are at resent a li

the British Inxpayer Julily to

The shortage of furt The real

its return to Hong Kong and will be until w

only can get sudied from Hong Kong

inst maseient for the Canton VOORNING and industry in

Kowloon In Steps are being taken to briste oal from Piashek zrid Lokebeong In Northern Kwantung to relieve the shortage.

CORRESPONDENCE

The Commander-in-t'hief sand Sir Bruce Fraser that Adm.

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to five would make this his headgear

fest the British

Parit and Fleet "At least mor arite. His still undecided whether Hong

Young-chung was senfüred 1. Kome or Singomare will be the the av

imam British Parifie lase."

T years hard bubonir larged in counts of ar

engukustus (pal in the shoutuned mallory and unlawful p of intranational relations de Tin t

hat breaches of the geovee hall

The text not par? Charder appears to interport its fume fres in the widest seme Not only does it possese pr Mary rup dubty maintenatam •

farms and 21.41712 tresia wis sentenced to five three years" hand labour pectively, the sentences for Concurrently.

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WAYFOONG ARRIVALS

The staff of the Hong Kong tul Shangha Banking Corporation an lown father strengthened by the arrival by us of Messis. Hunt, C. Brown and P. Chandler

Major Byrnes, Captain Winyard with and Captain Hetherington arrived

a thre to in evil Affairs. dear

A.TX Bursine sister, M. Mitchell. Tyl.

F. Plan and Miss Sapaford are aise reporting to Civil Affairs.

pence and security," but it all of HK370, C.N.$60,000, a wrist be "au organized as to be able watch, clothing and other art-

function continuously"

in clea

"may investigate any dispute, any situation which might lead to international frictions or give rise to a dispute, in order to determine whether its c

finance in likely to endurer the maintenance of internation- The peare il security." discharge of all these function: conditioned by the vital pr vision requiring the mult

The Great Powerd forcement action But al would be a pity if the Great Powers developed any dispositive to withheld their active interven Lun in the procedures of the Oganisation until malters had reached a pass where enforce and men! was necessary. An

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All thew here from Singapore by Sunderland flyingboat..

Commando's Arrest

Of Armed Robber

THE CLAIM THAT THEY WERE MEMBERS OF A SELF- DEFENCE CORPS IN THE EAST RIVER AREA WAS MADE BY LAU YUK-TING, LI YUNG AND LI SIU WHO WERE CHARGED BEFORE THE STANDING MILITARY COURT YESTERDAY WITH ARMED ROB. HERY AT NO. 86, ARGYLE STREET, CROUND FLOOR, ON DEC. 6.

to

DREW PISTOL

Sir.

RICE REJOINDER

With referentee to the ink- fter published in the "China Mad" of the Fith under the title "Rice Profits and purporting to come from the men of "A Rice Consum- er", the whole ense is based on the following allegation:

CANTON "TRIAL" EXAMS

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The case was that in which a bay, who gave his age us 15 years. wae charged with aiding and abet ting in the robbery of a married woman at No. 4. Peking Hond, on Nov. 24. The toy hindi pended guilty to the charge when first | arraigned.

Mr. 6. H. Dlake and Capt. William Pemuluna were the other two members of the court.

Mr. S. Smith, the prosecutingg

that officer, said yesterday

in- by anade

Che price had bee police and the hey had been medi- eally

Medtenl The examined. Beer was of the opinion that the my

was between the age of 18 and The bag had an inter- 18 years. view with the head of the indus- trial school who was of the opinion that the bay was of a characlar not suitable for admittance to the school.

Mr. Sukh Added that

now sel size Sansom hadd what-NA

special part at Stanley Gaol for Mr. of this nature. offenders Smith asked, on top of the seu- tence to be imposed, a deportation

this

China, however, did require istance from abroad to rebuild the ruins left by war but MTK. Selwyn-Clarke emphasized ever help was given in this way should not be of the ricebowel dis

ribution type.

Chinese to help themselves and

order.

Its objective should be to help this could be accomplished through Mr. d'Alminda, passing sentence

of six months at Stanley, said that the Court was not inclined to grant the urder because he "feels that after this detention von (defend-

of realise the errors

a planned medical organization to the Chinese how to run in- show stitutions of this category them nives.

Assistance in the conduct Co-operatives

anoller WAN sphere which offered unique oppor. your ways and turn into a useful Lunity and only along similar lines citizen. lines could sound reestruction be realised.

The speaker closed with a strong nien to tell China about Britnin China is enrer, she said, to kus

Students of the former puppet Kwantung University who wish to continue their studies are re- quired by the Ministry of Edues

days' tion to undergu

a three Irial

Over examination.

400 registered puppet students have for the examination.

of Professors the same univer sily are, however, not allowed to take a trial examination, as they about Britain's serial planning. are banned from teaching by a

Lindsay, Mr.

wha The pre recent ministry

stressed the situation in The Rice is sold at the price of sident and dean of the university. was serious. Every step should be that of puppet taken to stop civil war in 15 cents per catly by the Author and all other henda

considered ELK Hy to Mrs. Wine Wo tinge of universities,

country. Continuing, Mr. Lind Des Voeux Road West, who

to be punished any said General China Kutsch In traitors and re turn resell at 10 cents to the vari an much. All universities. and would be given a place in any ous small retailing merchants. The schools in Kwanglung have been Conlition Government which mohl Pruss notifed not to employ former emerge in Chim, Lanchan Wholesalers therefore profit of 4 cents per catty ELK

Service. puppet professors and teachers, against the small carting of i cent; received by the retailers."

secure

it is of course true that retailers pay to Government 19 cents per catty and sell to the pubite at 20 cents per catty, But apart from this, there is absolutely no truth in the statement. It is false. All the transportation and distribution expenses are borne by Government but these expenses have no relation to the fantastic figure of 4 cents per cally. The statement that Government is receiving only 151

absolutely Her catty in

vents untrue

M. K. LO, Oficer e Rice Section, S.T. & 1.

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order.

Tullowed, Chine

Admiral Power Hauls

His Flag

Down

ADMIRAL SIR ARTHUR J. POWER, K.C.B., C.V.O., WHO

FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS HAS BEEN COMMAN DER-IN-CHIEF, EAST INDIES FLEET TO-DAY RELINQUISHED THIS COMMAND AND HOISTED HIS FLAG IN THE BRITISH BATTLESHIP H. M. S. HOWE, WHICH AFTER LEAVING SINGAPORE RE- CENTLY CALLED AT CEYLON ON HER WESTWARD JOURNEY TO ENGLAND,

air may

He warned the boy that if her was tu come before him arnia for much be any offence he would mere severely dealt with.

Charlie Gray Acquitted

The case in which Charles Girny and Wong Yau-sang were charg with possession at the Paramoun ballroom of two packets of "Prince Albert" tobacco, of a type issued to the American Forces, was Can- cluded yesterday morning at the Court when Mr. C. Y. Summary Kwan delivered written judgment.

Wong Yau-g

was ned $5 and Charles Gray was nequitted.

Falling is the judgment de- {vered:---

"In view of my finding of facia is unnecessary for me to deal in

cases with the present teresting point of low

the in-

on mone

rea rulsed by Mr. Silva.

I find that in point, of fact Wong Yau-sang, and not Charlie of the Gray, was in possession shop. Aftor All three accused were found occupants of the

two packets of tobacco, the sub- A WORD FOR THE SAILORS THE NEW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF IS VICE-ADMIRAL C. ject matter of the charge. Hav- guilty of the charge of robbery obtaining the keys to the safe and uf Pix

away desk they took

ing regard to the clear warning sentenced were

MOODY, C.B., WHO WAS FORMERLY FLAG OFFICER money and other articles.

appearing on each of the packets each. Im- Bri years' hard labour

Sir-After reading "Disgusted

AIR, EAST INDIES, AND LATTERLY ASSUMED THE Le d'A carried

The arrest, said Mr. Smith, was!

Civilians letter of the 12th Dec..

that it is provided only for the 1): official commentary repusing sentence Mr.

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TITLE OF SENIOR OFFICER, EAST INDIES FLEET. with commendable

US Military and Naval Forces, "A very Beitous i derates, "The successful work ada said:

Admiral Moody's post will in It was fitting that Admiral and to the other circumstantial the first few words for the sailors. In all Jordan had captured view is taken by the court. The seed by the police after L/Cpl. I am forced to write and gay a ing of the United Nations de-

that time evidence, I am satisfied that Wong the places I've been to during six turn be filled by Rear-Admiral Power's flagship, at

aware that pends on the preservation of the court has no hesitation in play-accused.

years in the navy, I have not yet unanimity

The Greating its part in helping the po-

L/Cpl Jordan, In ovidence, had the misfortune to come to a R. R. M. Bridge, C.B.E. who the light cruiser H.M.S. Cleo Yau-sang was fully

his Flag in The hoisted

H.M.S.patra, should be the first British the packets of tobacco in question were of a type inued to or pro- more Inhospitable port. Powers"; and this unanimity lice to stamp out this type of

He is a former warship to anchor in Singapore vided for the Forces within the

6 of will

Pro- only in crime which has been too pre- stated that he was on patrol duty he required not

The court at Shanghai Street together with white people won't speak to you, Ukassa to-day. slag force to uphold the deel vident in Kowloon.

Carrier can lend assistance by inflict Me. C. S. Evans when the action and all the Chinese seem to want Commanding Officer of the Air-Roads on the afternoon of Sept. meaning of Article

wern clomation No. 7. Accordingly I or your craft

"Ark Royal,"4, while surrender talks

board H.M.S. convict alons af the organization but in

of three men aroused his nuspiis efther your

Wong Yau-eang been sunk

A proceeding near Gibraltar by framing and guiding those de-ing deterrent sentences."

eluns. On challenging them the cigarettes.

Sussex between Allied and Ja-acquit Charlie Gray, U-Buat, cisions along wise and practical The first accused, Lau Yu-ting. dr defendant drew a pistol. He swindled out of so much money in

Wong Yau-sang is fined $5 and short time In my life. additionally charged with rushed

forward and

Admiral Power had assumed panese representatives at an an- grappied with such

the tobnoce confiscated, to be dis- lines. One may properly depre

With all this about, is it not the-men-and they both fell to the

posed of according to the instruc- possible that

dented his command when the old Eas-chorage 25 miles away. the sailor, cate a quest for a perfectionist shooting, with intent to do bodily the

tions of the C.G.A.0. scheme for the future ordering harm, L/Cpl. T. W. F, Jordan, of ground. Marine Evans then came

1,000 ROUNDS OF AMMO intercourse by white people (who tern Fleet was split into the East For this Commundo.

to his help. They took the man of the world, but the logle of the offence ho was sentenced to eight

only think of him when trouble Indies Fleet and the British ight to Mongkolctaui police station. structure of the now organiza-

years' hard labour.

Acting on information witness threatens) and other not being Pacific Fleet in November, 1914. tion confers on it positive na charge of possession of arms and west with Chief Detective-Inspec- able, to incet decent Chinese, or This changeover took place only well as negative obligations. It Ammunition

three ter Fraser to the Sun Ah Hotel, there are no decent Chinese, geok-

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Fuze Lam, 19, Fung Lim, 18, before Lt. Nigel yesterday with must not only curb and forestall years hard labour was imposed.

in Kowloon, and searched a certain ing the one place in Hong Kon few months after Admiral Sir and Lam Hing, 81, were charged

On his way to delleor a packet. all the sentences to run concur room. They found nothing but on where at least the people are nice Bruce Fraser, the British Pacific the unlawful possession of 1384

a man you Fleet Commander who is shortly rounds of revolver ammunition. A sailor. la potential aggression hut act be

to take up his now Inapootor Bothell, of the Water containing C.N.$3,000,000 Li Yung, also charged leaving met the second and third to him. Umes to remedy situations and roptly.

In Hong Kong, Police, prosecuted, and said that shop, a foki, Chak Chik. while were arrested on walking along Wing Lok Street grievances out of which aggres. with the poascosion of arms and defondants coming back. Witness know, you colonists, and he likes arriving

to Ammunition, Was sentenced

nald he recognised both men who his pint of Beer and someone to headquarters

A had followed Admiral Sir James the accused npcake with as much sa anyone. tou may be likely to grow.

three years hard labour, the sen-were then

C.-in-C. of the Friday on board a junk, No. 112, Weat bad a rude shock when three First noch

In a statement, enilor is naturally friendly, but Somervilic as

in Causeway Day Typhoon Shel-armed men accosted him and ro this respect ita functions run

Eastern Fleet; parallel to those of the Social bence to run concurrently with the

first.

said that when he was challenged when he meets with this studied

Under Admiral Power the tex. The two younger accused lerod him of his packet of money. Chak was on bis way to deliver Council, whoвO

The Court comprised

pleaded guilty, and asked for ho produced his pistol to show to coldness, what else is ho to do, and Economie

Even responsibilities are substantially d'Almada, Mr. Horace greater than was contemplated] Capt. Lightbody. Mr. 1. 8. Smith the patrol. He intended to tell or where else is ho to go, to find British East Indles Fleet proved tendonoy. Lam Hing eald he was the money for his master to the

them that he was a member of a frioulahip or comradeship.

the enemy from the West uur them

180, Wing Lok Street last evening brand about 0.30 pm. A Chinese Came The ammunition Mr. Smith said that the defond. #nell-defence corna in Tau Fat Ling. though this friendship is paid for, a powerful factor in crushing only buying the ammunition from | Hing Fat Grocery Shop, at No.

Mr. Smith told the Court that, and is ersatz-It's something.

had claimed to be n About the only good idea the ing the nine months before the went to the Kwong Hing

member With working out plans for the ants, with four othora not In cua-first accuredilitary forca oporate warped mentality of our Dis-end of the war. ́ ́ This year an now and did not support accused's up from bohind and, noized hold

of.a. organization can afford

Loone Shop, at No. 85, Argyla

ngainst Japanese Happy Valloy. The Polleo anked quiet. Meanwhile three other men, ignore the truth and the mere one on Dec. 6 and held up the ing in the East River. He had gusted civilian' has come out with imposing series of strikes was story that it was picked up in of his neck, warning him to keep

made a long statement in connoso that the Brothel District should organised in main bo centralised, so that us poop! hases Malaya, Java and for a serious vlow to be taken armed with revolvers, had come on retraint of aggression is not a

Lion with the activities,

not caught in One of the robbers took tho strength and disposition of this who hamoon to also not like that sumatra, and the culmination of and the Magistrate concurred.

"If you weZS

a scavenging authorities. produce the statement in Court doar Dieguatod Civilian, my name Straits of Malacca in Sentem serious crime," said Lt. Nigel. Market while the rest of the gang

bor for the surrender of Singa| All three accused were sentenced disonarod into

land, to twelve months' hard labour. because it was not relevant to the and address is supplied.

W. R. LYONS. pore.

In the original Dumbarton Oaks was for the prosecution. plan. None of those concerned

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policy in itself or at any rate

dot a policy which can in the

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Craential and indispensable func ance of peace and security be for comes, not merely in namo but tion of any organization

a matter of common peace and security is by con- in fact, structive action to create con- and universal, concern.

long run succeed by itaolt. Oneditions in which the, mainten-force. The report said Mr. Smith, may not see it. (Try and think the Fleet's auccess came when time, untold trouble could have money from Chak and escaped in

had boon forwarded to the proper of as sailors as people).

Last but not least, notice, my Ita nuits steamed down the resulted. I consider this a very the direction of the The police did not

calt.