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FOO KEE BANK CHINA MAIL

£)$

MONEY CHANGER

8, Queun's Road, C.

Tels. 30866-23604.

ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

LOCAL TREASON TRIALS BEGIN Colony Residents Facing Serious Charges

Swiss Red Cross Official Among The Six Accused

OPERATIONS

CHARGES THAT HE HAD IN THE COURSE OF THE JAPANESE

HONG KONG DIRECTED ENEMY ARTILLERY FIRE AGAINST AGAINST TARGETS AND POINTS IN THE COLONY BY POINTING OUT AND LOCATING THESE TO THE ENEMY AND THAT HE HAD IN MAY'. 1912, WRITTEN A LETTER TO A MR. YUMOTO DENOUNCING CERTAIN THIRD NATIONALS AS NATURALISED BRITISH SUBJECTS WHOSE RECORDS SHOULD BE CAREFULLY EXAMINED BY THE JAPANESE, WERE READ AT THE SUMMARY MILITARY COURT BY THE PRESIDING MAGISTRATE, MR. C. Y KWAN, YESTERDAY AFTERNOON TO CHARLES ALFRED GEHRING. AN EMPLOYEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS DUR- ING THE OCCUPATION, CHARGED WITH HIGH TREASON.

COLLABORATORS CHARGES WERE READ ALSO TO FIFE OTHER ALLEGED

WITH THE JAPANESE GEORGE WONG, A MOTOR-CAR GARAGE OPERA- TOR BY PROFESSION, TSUI KIFOK-CHING, GROWN SERGEANT OF CHIN- ESE COMPANY OF THE POLICE RESERVE BEFORE THE WAR, SO LEUNG. 4 DETECTITE OF THE REGULAR POLICE FORCE, LAI KIT, BUS DRIVER OF THE KOHELOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY, AND JOSEPH JAMES RICH-

EMPLOYEE BEFORE ARDS, JAPANESE CONSULATE

THE WAR.

Apologies

netice

Macao, Feb. 19. Under the heading "Apola- giving a Chinese woman ran The fullacion

in Macao Portuguese wrapper, including her own wan rend the me of the penileman in the vert

"The undersigned, acho in well acquainted with Mr.

and word to colt an him fre- nity, wither to make

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kanten for me wamper that aler refutia cateġuriently the siu spend her

gentleman re

with

the

Referred

to above. Liew of the misunderstand- ing due to these gossips, abe hes to unlogise to the same gentleman for the truuble.

To avoid further troute wher, wift stop culling thin gentleman once Associated Press.

Dog Mangles Burglar In Southend

ALL ARE CHARGED WITH HIGH TREASON AND VARIOUS OVERT ACTS PERTAINING THERETO THE CHARGES ARE UNDER THE TREASON ACT

OF 1351

The defemlauts, seha were brought from Stanky Gaol un- der an armed Commando escort, were Jed

Use into

crowded Courtroom from the Magistracy- yard and were lined up du the flock. They were then taken below stairs and were brought

R.A.F. Man Forced To Steal

Kendal, Feb. 19.

ap individually to hear the An ex-R.A.F. sergeant, who charges read to them,

the D.F.M. ying with Guy Gibson. On application from Mr. M. Wing-Commander

Won

A. da Silva. prosecuting, date of] V.C., in the Mohne and Eder hearing of committal pro- Dam raids, stated yesterday egerlings against George Wong that insuccessful efforts to ob was fixest for February tain his war gratuity had forred 27 and 28 and March him to steal to maintain bis 1. from 10 a.m, daily, Hearing wife and three children. of committal procevstings ngainst Tsui Kwok-ching and So Leung, who are robe defended by Mr. E. S. C. Brooks, was fixed for the afternoons of March 4, 5, 6 and 7 on application from Mr. R. S. Smith, who will conduct | the prosecution in this case. His wife appeared in court The other defendants were and appealed for leniency fur formally remanded four weeks, her husband.

'I appear,

The Scotch Shortage

Landon, Feb. 19. [Scotch Whisky will remain searer for at least another

*Dr. Edith Summerskill, Parliamentary Secretary, to the Ministry of Fassi, told un applanding "House of Com make that "fund ja more important than whisky”“” and ao distillerien warld art only 1830,000 four of grain this year,

She muid that was enomph to produce slightly moré think 40 per cent of the pre-ias calume of Seätch.--ÄRKU- dialer! Press.

GRIM EVIDENCE AT NUERNBERG

NUERNBERG, FEB 9. PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN FROM THE BODIES OF GER-

MAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN BATTLE AND FROM CAPTURED, GESTAPO AGENTS WERE PROJECT- ED ON THE COURT ROOM SCREEN TO-DAY AS EVIDENCE AGAINST THE 21 LEADING NAZI DE- FENDANTS:

THE SNAPSHOTS SHOWED RUSSIAN MEN KNZEL- ING IT THE EDGE OF GRAFES THEY THEM- SELVES DUG WHILE NAZI EXECUTIONERS PRESSED PISTOLS TO THE BACKS OF THEIR NECKS FOR SHOOTING THEM. NAZI GERMAN TROOPS IN THE BACKGROUND' O BVIOUSLY FOUND THE SPECTACLE AMUSING. In other photos men and wo-↑ meu alike were being engpoiket| to undress

to a preparatory mass execution, and naked Ukrainian women Wer Gorredi

to run past the grinning speela-Į ters before being shot.

Gasp of horror were heard

in the Courtroom when the Res- sian prosecutor' Colonel 1. N.

He is Alfred Elliott of Nor- Smirndy Hashed on the scream aj fold Street, Skerton, near Ban-picture of a pile of human ruster, who was charged at Kendal with stealing a bicycle and being concerned with an- other man in the theft of two others.

ON

in the case of Gehring, who Elliott produced medical will be represented by Mr. D. certificate showing that he was H. Binke, and two weeks in the in poor health and it was stated cases of Richards and Lac Kit.) that he was discharged from the

Before the start of the pro-] R.A.F.

compassionate, ceedings yesterday, Mr. Silva gounds, addressed the Court, and said: The Chairman of the Itench

with my learned Mr. T. H. Dobie, in deferring LONDON, FEB. 19 friend, Mr. Smith, on behalf of judgment, said that inquiries THE SOUTHEND POLICE the Crown in the prosecution would be made with the authori- WERE SEARCHING THE of all these cases that consti- ties.

un aftermath to the al- TOWN TO-DAY FOR A tute BURGLAR WHOSE LIFE most four year old occupation BE IN DANGER of the British Colony of Hong Kang by the Japanese invader, (Continued on Page 2)

MAY

FROM LOSS OF BLOOD AND SEVERE INJURIES RECEIVED IN A DESPER-į ATE FIGHT WITH A DOG.

Half retriever and half chow! dog. Peter trapped him in the] hall of a house in Glenhurst, Read, which he entered during | the night.

The intruder escaped blee {-

ing profusely and with his

Elliott left the Court with moter given him by the Mazis trates for the immediate needs of himself and his familly. Reuter.

Japan Committed Industrial Hari Kari

WASHINGTON, FEB. 19.

clothing partly ripped away JAPAN COMMITTED "INDUSTRIAL HARI KARI" BY

aa

William Wheeler,

retired caterer, came downstairs to sec what all the noise was about.

The Police were able to fol- low the trull of blood by torch." light along two roads and over! allotments until it was lost at the L.NER. sidings - a dis- tance of 400 yards.

Saturday night, he was awoken-

TAKING INDUSTRIES OUT OF MODERN BUILD- INGS AND SCATTERING THEM TO MINIMISE THE EFFECTS OF BOMBING, MAJOR ALEXAN- DER DE SEVERSKY, AVIATION AUTHORITY, RE- PORTED TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT FOL- LOWING AN OFFICIAL INSPECTION TOUR OF

THE PACIFIC.

SEARCH FOR BABY-FACED DANE

LONDON, FEB. 19.

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UNEASY EYE ON SOVIET POLICY

LONDON, Éš, 19. THE BITTER VERBAL CONFLICT BETWEEN THE BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY ERNEST REVIN AND THE SOVIET FOREIGN VICE - COMMISSAR ANDRIE VISHINSKY IN THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL, HAS FOCUSSED PUBLIC ATE TENTION ON THE WHOLE VITAL QUESTION OF ANGLO-SOVIET RELATIONS.

DO THESE OPEN CLASHES OF TEMPERAMENT AND WILL MARK A DETERIORATION IN THE SPIRIT OF COOPERATION BETWEEN TWO OF THE MA¬ JOR ALLIEST

Even the best infurmed politi-

MillionDollar

Ransom

Demand

cal observers are cautious about. giving a definite answer to the question, about. resolving the doubt with a definite denial

It is generally felt in huthori-} tative circles, however, that while there is an obvious Iconer- ing of common purpos from the days when Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt were acting in | perfect concert with the up- rete goal of winning the war, this does not necessarily mean

MACAO, FEB. 19. that relations have deteriorat

WHILE RUMOURS OF ed.

RANSOM DEMAND OF

"HIS However, the

WEIGHT IN GOLD CIRCU generally "held

LATED

FREELY. opinion is that the end of the COMMANDER ALBERT CUN POLICH war has revived the mutual sus-HA SAID YESTERDAY THAT picions between Britain and the THE KIDNAPPERS OF FOO Soviet Union. What are these TAK-YAM HAD DEMANDED suspicions?

$1,500,000 FOR THE RELEASE OF THE MILLIONAIRE GAMBLING MONOPOLIST

Cunha

+

BRITISH DOURTS First, Britain regards with an uneasy eye the modern trend of Russinn. foreign policy which appears to be casting an ever- widening net. None Buc the most die-hard school of British thought believes that Russia

wants or stands

said the family of the wenithy kidnap victim are поп- cooperative with the police and he learned af the ransom demand officially. He said reports of a demand for a picul of gold for opening neotiations was just ang of widely spread rumours and he has not been able to ascertain any basis in fact for it,

to gain any of the number

thing from another world up- heuval. But Soviet in rest in the Middle East and the Medi- terranean and her assumption of the role of champion of peo ple'a independence in South- East Asia are rgarded in many circles with considerable subity. strongly held belief in Bri-

There has been understanding by person familiar with Macao intrigues that Chinese political factions have wanted Foo, but Cunha said he was convinced the kidnayoine v only for ransom. Cunha corroborated reporte tent Foo Was indulging in a pipe

henda rim trophies of FOR A 6 FT. 7 IN. FAIR-in is that Russia to determin

THE POLICE ARE LOOKING man beheading spree in a Rus-

HAIRED DANE WITH A slan cump.

"BABY FACE IN CONNEC ed to "cushion" herself against of onlum in a dingy room of a A, Nazi major's own

TION WITH THE MURDER the possibility of further ag- Buddhist tem when ho wiindag- account of the miss

OF AN. ATTRACTIVE 21-gression by surrounding herself

by eight Chinese slaying of Russians near Zito. YEAR-OLD ENGLISH GIRL with friendly governments and

week ago. He

nala Foo went mir which was found in vier- MARRIED TO A CANADIAN "spheres of interest."

nightly to the temple to smoke man archives also was read into SOLDIER. IT WAS LEARNED Critics of Russia sez in her a "rare old onium wipe, a prized the record before the Tribunal. TO-DAY.

support before the Security possession of the monks which in report to the deputy Mrs. Lilian Miller was mur-Council of the Syrians, of the they refused to to him. The commander of the German 9th dered after attending a dance Lebanese, and of the Indone-old and it is reputed to be as monks say the pine is 150 years military district ft described in Canterbury. "About

Alans a bid for prestige that rich in favour as in age-Asso execution squads marching men,

soldiers in Canterbury will wide her political power. Danish

cinted Press. women and children to the edge for training attended the dance,"

Lhe Danish Assistant Military The "incessant anti-British.

itary of a deep pit, killing them and Attache. Major W. B. E. Peter propaganda" to which Mr. Bevin letting the bodies fall on top of sen, said, "therefore there is of referred is regarded as one in- those shot previny. He lot course a fair chance, that Mrs. strument Russia is using to of pleading with one of the Miller had been dancing with a further her aims in this respect. executioners to end the misery Danish soldier but I think that is of an elderly victim who was of there can be said about it at still alive in the pit and receive the present moment.

"We hope, however, that the! ing the laughing retort "I have already let him have it seven care will be solved soon. The of our times. He will have to die on mere thought that one

soldiers might be under suspicion. his own."

Is horrible." Major Petersen said. wright J. B.

Amocisted Press

TORTURING CHILDREN Reciting at length evidence designed to prove that the Ger-| mans deliberately chose schools, hospitals and busy streets in sections as artillery targets in Leningrad and other besieged cities, Smirnov cited more than a score of instances, in which exptured enemy charts showed these objectives as being

de-

Priority Asked

Russia, on the other hand, For Demobs.

seems unconvinced that British capitalist imperialism is dead.

yet

PRIESTLY BROADCAST The British novellat and play

Priestly in (Continued on Papo 8)

Chungking Press On Manchuria

CHUNGKING, FEB. 19.

liberately assigned to the gun: THE "NEW SZECHWAN DAILY" YESTERDAY BLAM-

ners.

ED THE GOVERNMENT FOR GIVING UP OUTER MONGOLIA FOR SOVEREIGNTY OVER MANCHURIA WHEN IT WAS NOT SURE THAT THIS SOVEREIGNTY WOULD BE GUARAN- TEED.

German U-boat diaries cap- tured by the British and now in the Admiralty files in London will be thrown open to inspec- tion of counsel for Admiral Karl Doenitz's trial, assistant THE "DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE DAILY,” MOUTHPIECE

OF THE Demogratig LEAGUE, ALSO REFER well-Fyfe disclosed.

RED TO THE "TANGLED" SITUĀTION IN MAN-, CHURIA.

Earlier the Sovio: prosETU-|

Wheeler said that during Expanding statements before)'truction at Hiroshima and Na Britishi Prosecutor David Max- ed by the dog growling. "When the Senate Atomic Committee gasaki. was "entirely incendiary I went to the kitchen, I had last week the Soversky report in character and deaths were tion said that the Nazis vied] the shock of my life. The place drew the following other con- due almost entirely to fire, and falling structures."-Associated was a shambles with blood on the floor, windows and doors. The Japanese, handicapped by Press. The burglar must have their totalitarian jaystem, Tailed exceptionally slim be to develop "flexibility" by which cause he had

been

clusions:-

entored back American leaders kept pace with MORE FOR B.B.C.

through n amall aide wis-war experience.

The Japanese "suicida bomb-

dow. His departure was a gooding was a wasteful effort and deal more rapid. Apparently he just had time to unlock the an. expression of desperation door, during the struggle,"

Reutor.

BANDOENG CLASH

LICENSES

London, Feb. 19: soon will have

to

→

mony

a

London, Feb. 19. The British Legion's Southern Area Conference in London has

of decided to ask the Minister Labour

to give priority to demo- bilised men, who find their former emploviment no longer existed.

Jobs should be of the same cate gory as those in which they

were emmloved before onlistment.

Colonel G. R. Crosfield, past Chairman of the British Legion. aid that to a man with lesser dis- ablity bis employment was just as important as his pension.

or none

It

A resolution exprossing Com- eern at the discharge from the forces of unfit men and women with either a very small pension was passed unanimously. that local recogunended medical boards should be set up to examine those who were dis- satisfied with their medical grad- ing on discharge.

Brigadier E. R. Fitzpatrick, Chairman of the Legion, address Ing the Wales annual conference at Swansen, complained of the delay, in setting un Minister of Labour training centres for demo- bilised men Reuter.

INCOME TAX CANCELLATIONS

London, Feb. 19. the forces on April 6, 1944; and Men and women who were in were owing, income tax under Schedule E for amounts not ex eceding £50

parilor years, are

cancelled.

with one another in devising It suggested, firstly, encour~ | The "World Daily News" said unique methods of tartaring agement of international har-that "some step" on the Man and killing children.

and co-operation with churia altuation would be

United States "At the beginning of 1949, both the

and taken by the Chinese Govern- 104 boys were selected from Russia; secondly, establishmentment on the return to Chung- the inmates of camp Birkenau of a Manchurian commission king of Foreign Minister Wang and brought to a hospital and composed of members of all par- Shih-chich, who went to Nan- there they were killed by injecties and, thirdly, reorganisation king to consult Generalissimo tions of carbolic acid in their of the Kuomintang, Communist Chiang Kai-shek. enre," a document ursduced by and people's forces in Manchuria Previous reports said that and the atomic Kamikase of the Britons

into a peace preservation corps. Wang Shih-chleh took with him future will prove no more decl pay double to listen to their the prosecution asserted.

Another cited examples of The "Ho Ping Pao"-"Peace to Nanking Russia's reply to sive than the TNT Karikase of radios,

This is disclosed by Sir Gilbert. the past.

An annual license tax helps Rugatan children having their Daily"-medium of the Chingas China's Inquiry abent Soviet

withdrawal from Uocott. Controller and Auditor-

General In Appropriation Had the Japanese hot sur support the Government-owned legs amputated with rusty saws Army, sald that Chinese troops plans for

Ac Batavia, Feb. 15. rendered, American air power British Broadcasting Corpora- and being sent as marks of de- had not yet taken over marrison Manchuria.-Associated Press.

at Mukdon from the

counte for 1944. The reason given for the decision, was difficulty in British artillery alienced In-could have knocked out opera- tion, and this will be doubled flance to the Red Army forces. duties

Russians who have not with

orriving total to be bald în opposite tlonal bases with the 8,000 to from 10% to $1, Minister of Associated Press.

drawn." allied units attempting to get 12,000 planes which the enony, Information E. J. Williams said.

THE WEATHER

Francisco Largo Caballero, -76, 1970 control of the water supply area retained.

He said also that a

It said, that General Tu Y at Bandoong. a' British communi.;

of the Na former Spanish Republican Fre

Chunicking, Feb. 19. Complete victory in the Pa- license to cover both broadcast To-day's forecast:--Fine with ming, commander

sident, is reported to be in an

The que sold youterday.

British easterly tionalist forces in Manchuria, extremely gravo condtion in a China, Sir Horace Bevmour, has or moderate

"Amhnamedor The communique asserted that cific could be secured in the air ing and television reception light

in an attempt to provent further Parla hospital where, bis leg has arrived in Hankow for bring Allied troops succeeded in clear without need for a surface in would be issued at £26 year winds. ing road-blocks thrown

disruption of economy there had been amputated in an effort to visit was his fent visit, to Yesterday's temperatura:- us by vasion and by passing the cost when televised programmes

Immediate surface are renewed "In a few months." Maximum-68 degrees at 3 pm. embargood: the export of com- halt a spread of infection-Ab- the Central China & mantecaillan Indonesians who cut off the city's enemy's ·

Asociated Pross. forces. The atomie bomb dóna Associated Press.

Anaociated Pre Minkman60-8-degroes at 8 am, moditics and Import of gold.

donesian machine-guns

new

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