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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 80, 1946.

UNO "GALLUP" POLL Disappointment Over French Position

Chancellor Carries Torch

Mr.

Washington, Jan. 20. President Truman to-day ro- Christopher Chon- ceived cellor, General Manager of Reu- who in on a visit to tho United States, meeting the lead- int Aunorican newspaper pub- Higher.

terst

Russia Ready To Wave Regent

Listen

BERLIN, JAN. 29.

CAN RUSSIA AND THE WESTERN POWERS WORK TOGETHER ON AN INTERNATIONAL BASIS TO FIND AN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION UPON WHICH PEACE OF THE WORLD AND FATE OF THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANISATION RESTS? Qn leaving the Chief Execu- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INTERVIEWED ALL 18 REPRESENTATIVES ON MAJOR AMERICAN tivos odlce, Mr. Chancellor told

DIRECTORATES AND COMMITTEES WORKING I told the President reporters: about Reuter and what

UNDER THE BERLIN ALLIED CONTROL COUN- trying to do. I assured him that

in England

GIL. trying to carry the torch on the other side

we

told

visil to th

аге

We are

Associated

The same question, of frn-

LIEUT. TO GEN. IN SINGLE DAY

PIONEER

of

levels.

Sixth, that there is a genera! feeling after five months trial that no problems exist that can- not be solved by the Four-Power Delegation.

Prosecutions

Three British seamon of the 88. Wave Regent were charged byfore Mr. W. H. Latimer yester- day.

Leslie Bush, chief cook. and Alfred C. Howard, cook, admitted the theft of 60 pounds of flour.

Inspector Smith, who prosecut- ed, toit the court that on Satur day afternoon, the Chief Steward, Mr. A: Davis, caught in the not of passing a bag of flour over the stern to a bemban.

to the

arrcol

was se

-QU

another foreigner and a Chinese

by accused to accompany

testified

That's Different

London, Jan. 29.

The Prime Minister Mr. Clement Attlee yesterday told the House of Commons thas -British military

will watch the United States atom bomb testa on warships in the Pacific noxt May.

anu

Mr. Attlee brushed aside a query of a Conservativo mem. ber- who wanted to know... "whether Britain has rights in the atomic bomb, at all now." Attlee said that that was a different quaation altogether,-Associated Progn.

Story Of Police Raid

How Black Market Gets Supplies

TWO-INDIAN SEAMEN, DESCRIBED BY THE PRỌ...

SECUTION AS THE “SINE QUA NON” OF THE' BLACK MARKET BECAUSE OF THEIR THIEVING ACTIVITIES FROM SUPPLY SHIPS IN THE HAR- BOUR, WERE ARRAIGNED BEFORE THE GENERAL "MILITARY COURT YESTERDAY, CHARGED WITH

LARCENY OF NINE BAGS OF COLONIAL SUGAR · FROM THE 5.S. FORT PROVIDENCE ON JAN. 15. THE DEFENDANTS WERE ABRAHIM MOHAMMED, 25, SEAMAN, AND ABDAMAMAM LATIF, 25, SEA- MAN, WHO PLEADED GUILTY TO THE OF FENCE.

partyty he had imposed was more of crew because of too much work

He added that It also watches.

In

The case against a third ac-length of the ship which was cused avaman, Hassan Mea Eana, 425 feet. |46, cook, was adjourned sine die DIFFICULT POSITION

on the application of the pro- Asked by the President whe- Bacution. Accused, it was stat-ther It was not more advianble ed, had been admitted to Queen to increase the watch in view. of Shooting at a party of police Mary Hospital, suffering from the numerous thefts of cargo, A message Second, that this atmos here Far lasted for some weeks and pro- Water Police Station by Captain with intent to injure, refusing advanced tuberculosis and would Mr. Smith replied that the post- of the Atlantic for truth in news mount importance in the

Curtain which requited in their to be searched, and possession of not be in a fit condition to con- tion was, very difficult in regard and freedom in international ex East, where Russin recently gress was virtually nil.

a .455 revolver, thirteen rounds duct his defence.

to the inadequacy of the guards. change of news, The President

Third, that this period gave

The Master of the ship said of ammunition, a .26 Colt auto- Members of the Military He said that there was no way talked to me about the basic prin- gained a voice in the contral of

serious view of matic and five rounds of am-Court were Mr. Leo d'Almanda of increasing the guard without ciples of the matter. He has a Japan through the Moscow For rise to a great many anti-Rus that he took a

and anti-the offence.

munition without a permit, were (President), Mr. D. H. Blake the risk of reducing the e- full and complete understanding eign Ministers decision to set stan, Anti-British

One month's imprisonment was the charges against aix Chinese and Capt. C. d'Almada. Mr.ciency of the crew by duy. and belief in these fundamentals up n Four-Power Control Coun- everybody stories that still are fle me how glad he was to tll and new Far East Cammis-current and creating erroneous imposed on each.

before Mr. W. H. Latimer yes- R. S. Smith appeared for the Members of the crew were en- "Torald Carney, quartermaster terday. with MacArthur as sole impressiona. hear from me the standpoint of kien

of the Wave Regent wh

prosecution. CHANGED ATMOSPHERE

gaged in very hard work in day- Reuters in thi utter

execative authority, was asked.

Mr. R. S. Smith, who repre- In passing sentence of two light in shifting and discharg- He was mort helpful and meșt

Fourth, that in the past three quitted on a chargo of larceny of

sented the Crown, told the Court years hard labour on each of ing cargo and other work. Although the interviews were

blanket. It was grent pri-

atmosphers has

that on Dec. 13., a raid headed the accused, the President and enceurngin

Independently, the months. this

Mr. Smith related a recent Ho Kun-tai. seaman of a motor by S. L. Sykes was made on No. that as it was the first caso to strike on board one of the ships vilege to meet the President to conducted day and I ate appreciated it" results fell into the following given way, slowly, to one

Amutual confidence and willing- launch, testified that on Sunday 204. Hat Tan Street. second come before the Court the penal- in the Fleet Train by a native In realy Lo Enquiries on his pattern of fairly general

ness on the part of old delegates right, he was hired by accused, floor. The Mr. rangement:

raiding United States, Chancellor said: "I am leaving First, that each committee to reach agreements.

Fifth, that an agreement has lady, to take them to the Wave knocked on the door and said a punitive than a deterrent na-in the day and too many night for Florian

with to stay

Bir started negotiations in an al-

him

to A femalo voice answered that provided the opportunity for the Asked whether it was Kent Camper of the

the Press and discuss with him the mosphere of mutual suspicion been reached on an overwhelm-gent. On arrival, he was told that they wanted Chan Chung, ture. between Beynd formality with each cooning majority of problems parti-Me bin. He was then told that Chan was not in.

lower committed no money could be paid for the knockings were not answered that in future offences of this such an offence, Mr. Smith toll Further Court to give adequate warning first-apprehension of culprits in baste relationship

trip, but that he could take and there was no response to nature would be dealt with very the Court that it was 80. ters and the Assoriated Press,lry's representatives often de-cularly-en-

termined not to give an inch.

blanket which was offered to him questions. Reutet.

S. 1. Sykes then seriously. by the accused.

this case, he added, the prompt Ile took the broke the front door down. Mr. Smith told the Court that and courageous action of three- blanket but was intercepted by an

They found five men in the at about 3 o'clock in the morning members of the crew resulted in officer.

front room. When told to come on Jan. 16 three members of the arrest of the accused. Accused denied having offered forward to be searched by the the crew, who were sleeping in These men said Mr. Smith, in Seventh, that nobody has had the blanket, he said that he had police, two of the Chipes open a cabin near No. 6 Hatch, were consequence of their action are monopoly on making concessions paid Ho $5 before they

started ed fire and injured Detective awakened by noises. On going now in fear. The men were not and there have been no ecall front Queen's Pier.

A. Werral, greaser,

No. 305. The police returned out to investigato they saw on duty and it was only a loyal tions of powers, despite early Russian suspicions

pay Ho fire and four men ran to the three men carrying three bags sense of duty that prompted that the that he saw

Accused would before they started for the ship. verandah and encaped through of sugar towards aft of the ship them to investigate when they three western powers

Asked why the scaman was taken the house next door.

Chan

HARD WORK

were awakencil. form bloc. On control issues,

on board. Carney sald that Ho Chung was arrested with 1 Three men on being challeng- Imposing sentence, Mr. Leo it was said, Americans and asked for something to eat. wounded gunman, Tang Tuen. ed dropped the bags and rant'Almada auld: "You have Russians have been together on

Mr. Latimer sal that he could The arms and ammunition were away, but quick action on the pleaded guilty to a serious of- varlous problems mure often find no evidence of larceny and found on the floor..

part of the awakened menbora fence in that as members of than they have been apart, al-ordered Carney to be acquitted.

S. I. Byrne testified_that_on of the crew resulted in the three the crew of this particular ship though the sides change

Dec, 13, ho went to Hai Tan accused being arrested, two part of whose duty is to sue that BRIDES AND BABES

Street when he heard of the while

in the act of emerging the ship's cargo is safeguarded, . İquently.

gun-duel. He saw three men es- from the hole and the third, not you actually committed the ON WAY

caping and gave chase. In the before the Court, in another crime of stealing cargo from dark, one man disappeared ard place. Three special trains crowded the other two ran into Tai Nam Mr. Smith said that the men He told the accused that they The first is the French velo

One of them shot at had to put in a lot of hard work took advantage of the fact that left yesterday for pursuing detectives, but S. 3. in reaching the storage place because the men were tirnd out blocking the way to centgialisa-with brides and babies of Ameri, Street.

This Byrne could not recognise the of the sugar. Four bags were in the day it was impossible to tion of the German administra-can soldiers tion. This has affected virtual- English south-coast ports.

group was composed of 639 wives man. Joined by u Mok and recovered, one on deck and three provide an adequate watch. The mule A unit of the Pioneer Corly all departments and

and 306 children and was the others, he went to No 363 Kus below a rope ladder hancing Court, he said, had given seri- under Col. Deare, retreating on negotiations dillicult.

second contingent to sail for the Boulogne, managed to hold up a The other is the question of United States. Most of them will Lung Street, and there arrested from the hatch. The bags were fous consideration to the prose-

two Chinese, Lam Kwong and moved a total distance of 66 feet cution's request for

a sericus German advance on that city for press and radio which the Rus-leave inte in

the week on the

Detective Huen from the original sterage posi-view to be taken. It feels, how- The steamship Chan Cheung, ab-two days, permitting the evacua

"Argentine" with 453 wives and Hung, called, confirmed Byrne's tion. Each bag contained about ever, in view that it was the on from Dunkirk of regular sians, thus far, have declined to "Queen Mary.

first case to come up before the troops who might otherwise have discuss.

Generally speaking, the lower 173 babies sailed on Saturday-story. The case was adjourned 70 pounds of sugar.

to this afternoon at.2.30 p.m. Associated Press. had little chance of reaching Home

and that nothing was "A great deal of concern has Court flevel administrative committee

been caused to H.M. Victual and known against the accused the shores.

were the representatives Following the collapse of

Supplies Officer of the Fleet sentence should be more of a first Western Front, new policies optimistic of the future Feur

Train," went on Mr. Smith. "A punitive than deterrent nature.... turned the Pioneer Corps person-Power negotiations than those

considerable loss of cargo has He said: "It should be known nel to other services from those on higher political levels al-

been going on for a long time. by members of a ship's crew shut they were originally to have though all were bullish.

This Involves the supply lines of that if further cases of this kind firo- included smoke-screen raising,

H.M. Forces here and entails the are brought up before this Court use of additional ships in carry-they will be dealt with very seri- ing additional cargo to make up ously." Mr. d'Almada conclud- LONDON, JAN. 29. the loss. It also entails heaviered that this being the first case MAJOR-GENERAL SIR EDWARD SPEARS, THE FIRST consumption of oil and fuel and it afforded an opportunity for BRITISH MINISTER TO SYRIA AND LEBANON, taking away many tons of ships the Court to give adequate IN A STATEMENT BEFORE THE ANGLO-AMERI-from the ordinary business of warning. CAN COMMISSION ON PALESTINE TO-DAY, SAID THAT HE BELIEVED THE ZIONIST POLICY. AS MANIFESTED IN PALESTINE TO-DAY "WAS NOT A RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT BUT A NATIONAL ONE, WITH MANY OF THE UNDESIRABLE FEA- TURES WHICH CHARACTERISED THE NAZI MOVEMENT IN GERMANY.".

LT-COL. L W. AMPS, R.E., WHO DIRECTED THE CORPS IN AUXILIARY MILITARY FRANCE. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EURO. PEAN WAR IN 1939. WAS THE SPEAKER AT YES- TERDAY'S TIFFIN MEETING OF THE HONG KONG ROTARY CLUB,

armed only with picks and shovele and accounted for every one of the Lank's company.

IN INTRODUCING THE SPEAKER, THE PRESIDENT, ROTARIAN DR. ARTHUR W'00,' SAID THAT COL. JAIPS WAS GAZETTED A LIEUTENANT AND PRO- MOTED IN ACTING UNPAID MAJOR - GENERAL ALL IN ONE DAY. His appointment gave rise to what roust have been one of the most remarkable coincidences of the war, for Col. Amps to surprise found himself appoint ed Director of the Auxilary Military Pioneer Corps, breviated in the usual Army fashion to A.M.P.C.

These

frei

common

There are two stulemate ques- tions upun which no ground has been found. FRENCH VETO

more

also un- whether Soviet con-

Addressing the gathering. Col Anips said that he would speak of a body of men whom he had a deep In 1939 regard and affection. when the war broke out he had just return Home on business. He had receiving a been for 20 years

Part of the caution on the Disability Pension, having been pursued." Fighting invalided in the last war, and

highest levels were caused by from the message

Adjutant and prison camp guard duties.

In concluding his address. Col. disappointment over the French General's Office in London asking

Amna spoke of the spirit and self-position. They were him to report there came

sacrifice of the Pioneer Curps and certain great surprise,

suggested that this same spirit fidence and lessening of Bus- sugg

Hong pleien goes all the way back to was necessary to-day where, with fa

the existence,

"Politburo" Kong

powerful progress here that was as fast if Moscow which guides Soviet not faster than pre-occupied

that in any other policy. Only time will tell. centre. could bo brought to a pace

that

would augur well for the part that the assume in leader- ship in reha this part of the world.

Io was soon in France confer: ring with General Gork on problem of auxillary Inhour

the

for

to Expeditionary Force and was decided to recruit where sible to permit the release of fit men for the festir services.

OLD SOLDIERS

מן

First recruits to the A.M.P.C Colony shoulation efforts in the Russians would not try to

Leo Werts, one of those inter- viewed, and it is interesting to note that everyone assumed that were mostly old soldiers from the

understand American viewa but last war whose anxiety for netive

The only visitipe Rotarian at it worked out that the Soviets service saw disappointment in the fact that it was possible to faue yesterday's meeting was Mr. K. P."made more attempts to under- arms only to some 25 per cent. of Chow, of the Hankow Rotary Club. stand our views that we made Guests were Mr. A. L. Ellis, to understand theirs in some the Corps' personnel.

Recruiting in London for the Major Law, of the Pioneer Comps, cases,"

JA-Col. Ware, R..M.C., and Mr. A.M.P.C. was facilitated by enthusiasm of the Lord Mayor, the Kan Yuot-tai. campaign being carried on from

the

Mansion House in the very centre DR. T.V. SOONG

of the city. Men Blocked in to join

the Corps and there were so many GOES TO HAINAN.

trying to get in that it was moss- ble from London alone to raiso 13 companies.

HARD WORKERS

J. D. Canading, agricultural export, said: "If I had to pick out a delegation to do business with and get it over fast would pick these Russiane be China's Promier, Dr. T. V. cause they work harder at it." Soong, who returned

There was a clear-cut division to Canton Hong Kong on Sunday, on the question whether a single It had been originally proposed from to ninke the Conps 250,000 strong. after a short rest, took off again voto, keeping the council from Among those who joined up were the same day for Usinan Island. reaching a full agreement, was

He was ix V.Cas from the last war and a

nccompanied by the

a good thing. It was felt that, Canton G.O.C., General Chang number of Jewish

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London, Jan. 29.

Gen. Spears Opposes Zionist Case

If Zionist policy were to suc- ceed, he said: "It would b source not of peace, but of con- diet in the Middlo East and their sentiments would continue - vio- to be as they are to-day lently anti-British.

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"It would be a permanent cause of anxiety and a major obstacle to the development of Arab unity, which I believe to be essential to progress and stability of this vital aren.

"The Arabs in Palestine and outside of it are terrified that If large scale Jewish immigra-

fugees from Nazid other re-kucl, the Governor. General Lo/while the veto hampered a quiction is to continue, it will result

by

cat

agression

DENIES CHARGES

JAVA FIGHTING

Non-Strikers Beaten (Up}

Singapore, Jan. 20. RA.F. mon who refused to fain the atriko at Selqtar air- field here were beaten up after lights-out in their bar- rack rooms, according to an efficini S.B.A.C. · statement last night.

All R.A.F. afrikes in India and S.E.A.C., except the one at Cawnpore, havo now lem- porarily ended although at certain compe, the men haye said that they will strike again unless their demanda aró met-Reuter,

PIRACY SEQUEL

aro

(it."

RADIO

H.M. supplies to carrying Forces."

Mr. Smith said that the gra- vity of the offence was made much more serious in that the accused were the sino qua non WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30th, 1848.

HUXTABLE (BABB) WITB. O'NEIL SHAW AT THE FIANO

of the black market but for STUDIO-THOMAS whose "activities and thefts from supply ships in the har- bour there would be no black market.

"DANGEROUS MEN" "It is not possible for me to over-emphasise the very grave

ZBW. HONGKONG broadcasting on troquency of C40 Klocycles and from 19.80 to 1.80 p.m., 0.80 to 1.30. p.m. and 9.00 to 11.00 pm, also on 9.69 Hogacycle. 1.K..!!!

19.80 p.m.-Dally Programme Bum.

mary,

Plano.

nature of this type of offence in asking for a severo penalty. 12.39 p. Alec Templeton at tho These men are dangerous in that they are undermining the supply lines of H.M. Forcea. They are more dangerous still because they strike at the very root of the rationing system to the civilian population," con- cluded Mr. Smith.

anewor

on

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Sammy Kaya.

7.00 p.m.-London Relay-News, 7.15 p.mollige Taylor-Poito

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10.00 pm-Saleçons from 0.B.Coch

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10.30 gm-Mark Weber and His

Dechesira.

to Mr. In

Leo d'Almada, Mr. Smith said that five bags were still missing. 7.89 it had been intended, as in the Chouk-ying, and Admiral Chan decision, it forced full agree-

to his own ment on every problem and com- In their being engulfed and that

The cargo was checked on dopar- last

WAE, to recruit at least Chak, in addition

entourage.

mitted each member to carry out in Palestine they will become a

ture and again 100,000 Chinese from Hong Kong.

arrival.7,50 On the tour Dr. Soong made an the declalons. Othore felt the minority, subject to Jewish rule. Negotiations were in progrose to inspection of pont facilities and veto unnecessarily blocked pru-

"Against that, al Arnba in

The hatch was opened five weeks ago for discharge and was soal- 2,000 labourers from transport China weekly but these broke installations put up by the Japa-gress and was inefficient and re- Palestine, and outside it, would

ed again until the day of the occupation of flected only the nations' mutual resist by every means in their down as it was deemed Inexpedient new taxing their

power, and if driven to despera-

theft when the hatch FYRS 10- the Foreign Office to carry out the falund, and he also received distress.Associated Press.

tion would resort to force rather

opened for discharge of cargo. the plan owing to the fense palli- an account of the taking over of

than suffer what they feel to be arms and materials surrendered

As a result of the "Kion To another query from the tation with, Japan.

bitter injustice.

Chung piracy. the Police aubench, Mr. Smith said that each the Germans with their by the Japonceo.

Macao Utbrities In Batavia, Jan. 29. "The problem of Jewish rer How high-empeed warfare invaded | •

now bag of sugar was priced at nina" on tha gulneas. This, however, was an Trance, they managed to Dene-

British artillery mortars to-fugees can be solved, declared searching passengere day dispersed attacking Indo-General Spears, "If all the Unitboard vessels for Hong Kong. Government for the purpose of wharf before, nhówine". thom to artiúcial value made by HM. tražo in some parts to the rear of the defending forces and it was

Manila, Jan. 20,

nesians south-west of Soura-ed Nations, including the Arab Canton and other destinations. hare that the Ploneer Corps was

accounting only, Buonaventura Ramos to-day baya

Progismimas parked VERBAWars After an adjournment the recorded specially for Betylose Entertaine given a chance to demonstrate ite

"I believe that the United understood to plended Innocent before, the Peo- Other British units in east touch fibre.

DUNKIRK INCIDENT ple's Court on charges of lead-Java underwent nightlong at States and British Common search parties of their own, as a Court inquired: from the proses muni by: ke Department at Kakons

wealth' can make a váry, largo preventive measure acainst pir cutlon as to the method of watch Beryles Entertainment; st Instances of outstanding braing Japaneso to the hide-out of tacks.

keeping on board the ship. vary involving units of the Corps two Bataan veterans, Captain Near Bandoeng, the Indo- contribution, in view of their sey. were recorded in the retreat to Henry Reeves and Sergeant Wilnesian Peace Preservation Corpa resources, both in living space

* dims and ceased to. endeavour.by were two men on duty, one on Dunkirk and these included an llam Knidier. The Americans which are co-operating with the and wealth, about action by some members of the were subsequently captured near British dispersed 200 Indo-belleve that the Arabs will violence, illegal immigration and A.M.P.C. who hid by the roadside papaya, Nueva, the charge atat nesians Armed with machino accept the continuance of a na pressure to achieve their objec "when" a German tank rambled in.

Associated Itional home provided that the tive a Jewish majority in Pales As the crew got out for an iried, and were presumably execut-guns and-

Press. ***

Zionists abandon their political tine Router. the A.M.P.C. men rushed on theer Led-Associated Press.

:

States will share the burdon."

Owners of vessüle aro

beorganising

siso

For Mrak Smith said that there

deck and another, the engineer

on duty below deck. The man

on deck had a lot of work to do

and had to cover, the” complete

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