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B.A.T. Manager Killed
Mukden, March 8.
Sung Chuh-xiang, Manoger of the British Amurinn Tobacco Company, was killed after a telephone, wrening "you will never see the American correspondents again." it was reported to-aag.
Sung, chose aloud was chuited by one British end cght Ameriena newsprejimin, was shot three times in the back by na wokwowy dysulap" un "Red Army Day, Fibroru 23, and died on March 3.
The company's phone, which in turning over toolkits of its production to the Russians without payment, ja ves pected to close down in a few weeks for lack of supplie
Associated Press.
Chinese Batteries Hit French Cruiser
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SAIGON. MAR. A CHINESE ARTILLERY MEN WHO OPENED FIRE ON A FRENCH NAVAL AND TROOP FORCE OFF HAL PHONG HARBOUR ON WEDNESDAY KILLED AT LEAST 19 SOLDIERS AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE FRENCH LIGHT CRUISER "TRIUMPHANT." THE FRENCH ANNOUNCED.
1
ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS
WOMAN IN TEARS
Witness Was Sentenced To Death
1
Subjected To
Water Torture
BREAKING INTO TEARS AS SHE RELATED HER STORY, A CHINESE WOMAN, CHUNG SUKT- HING, GAVE EVIDENCE AT THE CENTRAL SUM- MARY MILITARY COURT YESTERDAY OF SHE WAS BEATEN, HUNG UP BY HER ARMS AND SUBJECTED TO THE WATER TORTURE, AFTER ARRESTED BY THE GENDARMERIE ON THE CHARGE OF HAVING ASSISTED ‘A B.A. A. G. AGENT.
#FITNESS RELATED HOW SHE WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY DECAPITATION BY A JAPANESE COURT MARTIAL ON NOV. 26, 1944. BUT HAD HER SENTENCE SUBSEQUENTLY COMMUTER TO IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE. WITNESS AR- LEGED THAT AS FIRST ACCUSED, SO LEUNG, WAS GIVING HER THE WATER TORTURE, SHE BEGGED FOR MERGY AND HE HAD ALLEGEDLY REPLIED: I WILL GIVE YOU MORE AND WHEN YOU HAVE A GILANCE OF HAPING ME AKREST- ED ON IPINNING THEMAR YOU WILL SQB- JECT ME TO SIMILJR TREATMENT."
Accused in the case, So Leung
Kwok-ching, bot former members of the Hongi Kong Police, are charged with high trenson. Commitud pro-i reedings are being heard by Mr C. Y. Kwan. Mr. R. 4. smith is
THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN FRENCH NIEJE UNEES ARKIVED IFITI 20.000 TROOPS PREPIR- OF NORTH- ED TO TAKE OVER OCCUPATION ERN INDO CHINA FROM THE CHINESE. The French Ranotheement The French high commissioner sail the "Friumphant" was hit said a poputur referendum will be four times
landing hvid hatch to determine whether and Tsui and two craft were
set alame. Uneon | Cochin-China. Tonkin and Annam firmed reports said the French would be united into a single Viet landings finally were euried at at dawn on Thursday.
the
A French General Staff Com
that conferences man po said were under way beleen French and Chinese commands at laiphong.
A Goverment spokestis at tributed the incident to "a mis- understanding and demanded that Chiang Kai-shek perru the immediate landing of French occupation troops in fl sector.
The communiquo sabi French
troop warships, hearing the opened entanter fire on Wednes
suffering RO after day losses from Chinese artillery: ushore.
Apparently the herd Chinese Commander had not yet received Chomokine audificatia ef_the Franco-Chinese agreeme|1|
ed at the Chinese capit.d whee by Chiang agreed to the replace: ment of the Chinese Garrison: by French forces, the Government spokesman said.
Pari
MACARTHUR'S ORDERS
Com-
Nam state, --Assomated Press.
EUROPEAN'S BODY Prosecuting and Mr.
FOUND
prets
The body of an utjiðey in The Merchant Navy washed up on the beach it! Pinychan Island, now the Commando post, pratertuz. Up to the time of going to press last night, the brady hed not been positinig.iden rified, but it is thought it may be that of Mr. K. N. Howard, of the sa, "Empire ·
who has been Salvage," missing since February 29.
Terrorism In Mukden
and
coa!
Brooks is appearing the Accused.
E. S. C. for both
The first witness
Was lla Yuen, 24, who related how he was arrested about 11 p.nt. one night about July, 1913. In the arresting party were adapan- ese Shek Chung Ding, the first aceused. So Leang, and Kwong.
Yau
אהיור He
for
He was then employed as a fitter at the Tai Kok Tsui Ship- building Yaid and was residing at 727, Nathan Road. accused of being
. 8100 Chungking and was taken to the Mongkok Police Station. There he was shown a photograph of his elder brother and asked to identify it."
to use
SECRET SERVICE
London, Atur. 8, Brituba averet urrvice will reat £2,500,000 m the comulg fancul #car-five timer mera than the figure nut aside in 1939.
During the war 11 token estimate of £100 was prescut- cd cach wear go the enemy would have no puide as to the extrut of the work of the wecret servier.--Reuter.
CHURCHILL
SPEAKS AGAIN
MR.
RICHMOND, VA.
MARCH 3. WINSTON CHUR
Incendiarism In Delhi
NEW DELHI, MAK. 8. SIX PERSONS WERE IN- JURED IN DELHI BY POLICE WHO WERE AT- TEMPTING TO, HALT A SPREADING WAVE OF DIS ORDERS AND INCENDIAR- ISM ACCOMPANYING
ED
A
GOVERNMENT SPONSOR-;
· ALLIED VICTORY WEEK PARADE.
The town hall in Delhi lay in ruins after the work of the in- cendiarista, Police were order-) ed to fire en anyone found den-i troying public property, as old Delhi was under curfew with processions Or gatherings of 'more than five persons banned.
There were no, Incidents along!
the
six-mile route of 15,0001 troops parading in celebration of the Allied victory in the war. The marching column included 206 Americane, Viceroy Lord Wavell and Admiral Lord. Louis Mountbatten were in viewing Bland.
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Union "On Our Terms”
London, March 3. Commenting on Mr. Churchill's speech at Fulton, Min- souri, the "Chicago Trišmano” says; — “Mr. Churchiů pon- poca an alliance, hatf slave and half free, with the Dri- tish Empire representing sinuery. Americans would re- pard it as acceptance of enslavement and exploitation of millions of British subjects which they would be expected to approve and assist.
"If the prople of Britain hanently dextro common citi- zenship with those of the United States, they must ecel it on our terms and not in theirs. They must rid their empire of the caste system at home and slavery viroad.
"In any alliance with England we have been called in the past to furnish 90 per cent. of the fighting power and 80 per cent. of the money."--Reuter.
Soviets Want Base In Dodecanese
WASHINGTON, MAR. S.
THE SOVIET AMBASSADOR IN ATHENS, ADMIRAL RADIONOV, IN A TALK WITH THE GREEK PRIME MINISTER, M. SOPHOULIS. IS AUTHORI- TATIVELY REPORTED HERE TO HAVE OFFERED A SHIP OF GRAIN TO GREECE PROVIDED THE RUSSIAN MERCHANT MARINE SET UP ITS OWN BASE IN THE DODECANESE. WASHINGTON SOURCES, ASSERTED THAT SOP- HOULIS SUMMARILY REJECTED THE PROPOSI- TION BUT THERE IS SOME CONCERN LEST TIJE RUSSIANS, NOW PIGOROUSLY PRESS THEIR DĖ- MANDS FOR THE DODECANESE BASE.
The islands were Italian un. be a legal technicality as far as the re-til Italy surrendered. They had the Russians are concernce.
The Dadecanese problem
The parade route was chang- been promised to Grace but are
not actually under Greek con-part of the whole pattern of So- ed to prevent any easy ambush trol. However, this appeared to, viet efforts to break through by alone throwers. Indian resi-
from he Black Sen to the Medi- dents watched the parade fa
terranean. stony silence. There were no
reports of any disorders in New U-Boat Score clude Russian demands for bases
Delhi. Associated Press.
INDONESIA TRUCE SOON?.
Batavia. Mar. 8
Dr. Sular Sjahrir said to-day) that be expected the Indonesians would propose a truce
Java within 41 fortnight, the Nether- landa Nowa Agency reports.
would provosal
be made to the British for them to arrange a Leneral cepe fre
complete
ceasation of all military move- ments during the talks between the Remublicans and Tr. von Mook. Lieutenant-Governor-Gen- eral of the East Indios-Reuter.
Washington, Mar. 8. The United States Navy Department and the British Admiralty announced jointly that the final stora of Axis submarines sunk during the 10ar was 990. of which 781 were German 130 Japancen and 85 Italian."
The British sauk 521 and The United States 174 Gormant subs. The British were credit- ed with 0% Japanese sub- marines and the U.S. Navn with 110: the British 68 Italian and the U.S. Jour. -Others mercredited to "town" causes-Associat- ed Press.
No Rice Ration For Newcomers
MISSOURI NEWCOMERS TO THE COLONY CAN NO LONGER
you not think you are running Ho asked his audience: “Dol
some risk in inviting me in give you my faithful counsel, which might easily blurt out a lot of things that people know in their
tries. It is, that
LOOK FORWARD TO RICE RATIONS AT THE CONTROLLED PRICE. AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD YESTERDAY BY THE RICE CONTROLLER, MR. M. K. LO, IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT RICE TICKETS WILL, IN THE FUTURE, ONLY BE IS- SUED IN EXCEPTIONAL CASES.
HAVE TO PROVE AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS RE- SIDENCE IN THE COLONY PRIOR TO THE PACI- EMPLOYMENT FIC WAR, OR ALTERNATELY.
UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OR IN AN ES- SENTIAL SERVICE.
意
Other parts of the pattern in-
on the Turkiab shores of the. Dardanelles and ayu
u base which they thought to obtain under some sort of United Na- tions trusteeship at Tripolitania. This would carry Russian in- fluence into the heart of an arca Britain has controlled for cen- turies.
STRONG STAND American policy nas licen to encourage. the Turks to take a firm stand, in the defense. of their own interests and try to make clear to them promises of American support in any just cause without giving them a blank cheque te provoke trouble with the Russians.
Actually the Torks have fol- lowed a strong line with the Russians and some diplomats. here are less worried about Tur- key than about Greece which is weakened by internal political dissentions before the March 31 elections.--Associated Press.
King Gustav And Papen
The following merring- bel was given the water torture, The Japanese, Shrk Ding, So Leung and Yax Kwong. ile could not took part in this. BALTIMORE, MARCH 8.
BALTI stand the torture, wins said. CHILL, IN HIS ADDRESS PHILIP POTTER.
SUN CORRESPOND. and confessed to conveying in MORE
TO-DAY TO A JOINT telligence to his elder brother! ENT, REPORTED IN A DIS
SESSION OF THE 'VIR- The Chinese at the serne of PATOH TO THE "EVENING While disguised as a travelling
GINIA GENERAL ASSEM-1 VIOLENT trader. the incident, it was said. held SUN THAT THE
FINGER HAMMERED BLY HERE ECHOED' HIS) that they were ordered to occupy DEATHS OF TWO PROMIN-
ENT CHINESE "POINT UP The following day he was in-] CONTROVERSIAL SPEECH' the region by General Doughs]
and pressed AT FULTON, MagArthur as Supreme Allied THE TERRORISM WHICH HAS terrogated again
EXISTED IN MUKDEN AND for further details of the work. BUT IN MILDER WORDS. Commander nod hence could
VICINITY "SINCE THE When he said that he had made not leave their posts without his RUSSIAN OCCUPATION FOL a false confession the previous permission. In another comes LOWING THE JAPANESE tion, the Army Communiqu SURRENDER SIX MONTHS day, the first accused. So Lens:
took hold of his wrist and ham said "Admiral Thierry D'Argin- AGO."
In a cabled report from Mukden mered his fingers with a heavy
Stockholm, March 8. Heu has informed the Govern
The Swedish Foreign Office men that an agreement was dated March 1 Faster reported hammer to the stage where he signed on March 6 with the An- that Soong Chu-seng, Chinese was unable
last night acknowledged that them for hearts are true but are a bit, NEW APPLICANTS FOR THE RICE RATION ÌPILL.
King Gustav received a letter Government at Hanoi manager of the British-American many days. numesc
from the war crimes trial de Chang He was returned to his cell shy of saving. in public? Franco-Annamese Tobacco Company.
With those words of caution, and that n
engineer. had and kept there about 15 days, he declared: "In these
fendant Franz Yon Papen in just Commission had proceeded in Hsin-gu. Crinese
been killed.
After a time, the cell in which years of my life there is a mies-
January, 1941, suggesting that mediately to Haiphong."
Potter
Soong was shot he was kept became congested sage of which I conceive myself
the King attempt to niediate for Two Franco-Annamiese
"the der aid
day after he came to Chinese by the large number of prison-o be the bearer. It a very
pence, but he said that the aug missions have been constituted Headquarters here at my request ers and a Japanese came in who simple and can well be under and will proceed to Vinh aid to tell of the Russian occupation interrogated everyone and ask stood by the people of our coun-warned that apart from the rice These allocations are based on You Papen's request at Nasen-
Intending, newcomers are also Food Board in Washington. gestion was turned down,
In a communique following Dinh in Annum.
of Mukden." He that A Chinese report said that who was sent by his government ed him why he was there.
we should supplied by the Administration total world requirements and the Fushun French troops were scheduled to to take over
He told the Japanese he was stand together in malice to none, there have hitherto been very available supplies, the Colony in berg, that King Gustav be que and at Haiphong yesterday and mines. 20 miles east of Mylodon being held as a smuggler and in greed for nothing but in de-amall supplica of "free-maricot" principle receiving an alloca- tioned to prove that he tried to
from the train en was told that he could go formally take over Harrison, was taken
fence of those causes which we rice procurable at high prices, tion proportionate to its popu- bring peace to Europe, the For- duties from Chinese troops on route back to Mukden and bayo- fled into the New Territories held dear, not only for our be- but that there is no probabilitylation. The allocations are eign Office said that the Ger- to death by an Armed and thence into China, return-neft but because we believe that of the continuance of such sup made quarterly and obviously man was told that the King did March 16. This understanding, netted
cannot take into account unpr it was stated, was ranched be- Chinese along with aix others of ing to the Colony in September they "menn honour ameny men. plies.
not think mediation was roul last year.
"We ought, as I aid to Con The statement issued reads: dictable increases of population ble at that time. dispatch
WATER TORTURE
The letter was said to have greas of the United States," in left for
Hong Kong depende for sub-due to immigration. The next witness was
PRIMARY DUTY Sul the dark hour of 1911, to walk stantially the whole of its rice|
been sent through the Swedish 1-Asse- Wai-man, 30, residing at 48 together in majesty
at peace. supply en allocations made to The British Military Admin legation at Ankara, during the Talpo Road, 2nd floor. In June, That, I am sure, is the wish of this Colony by the Combined istration of Hong Kong has period when Von Fapen was, 1944, witness, said, ho was re- the overwhelming majority of
given its anxious consideration Ambasandor to Turkey. Biding at 17, Poplar Street, 1st Britons and Americans. That peace but warned his audience: to the whole question of rice Papen said that it haut been floor, Shamshuipo, when he was this is our destiny or on most peace will not be preserved rationing in relation to the cir- written in 1910. Associated
above. ProAS. arrested by a Japanese called of us would put it, this will without the virtues which make cumstances indicate:1 Shek Chuen and two other Ja Ged, seems, aure and certain victory possible in war, Peace that much as it would like to The Administration consideri panese and two Chinese whose How this is to be achieved. I will not be preserved by plous.
BELGIAN GOVERNMENT
He was taken to the Yaumati;
sentiments expressed in terms provide cheap rice for all who
Brusapin, Mar. 8. PATH OF WISDOM Gendarmerie where he was put
6 platitudes or by official gri- might at any time be in the
Paul Henri Spask, former Cairo. Mar... into Cell No. 2. He remained
Referring to the statements aces and diplomatic correct!- Colony, its primary duty is to Kine Farouk to-day appointed there a week, after which he that Britain might become a
provide for the normal com Foreign Minister and President of the United Nations, yesterday munity at Hanoi granting the Annumite 12-man deleration headed by was brought out for interregn state of the American Union or It will not be preserved by Hitherto rica tickets entitling coopted a second offer from
Prime Minister "Ismail gidky Nationalist Government the status
Prince Charlos, – Belgian. Bezort, in dangerous the holder and his household to to form a govern of a free state within the Indo-Pasha to negotiate with Brit the room, including frat accus-naked to re-enter the British times the panoply of warlike a rich ration at the controlled
tion. There were five people in that the United States might be dusting aside Chiness federation and French for this revision of the 1986 trated who was sitting at a desk Empire, he said: It seems to me strength. Great heart must price have been lasued to all was unable to form a korerzmant „Spaak,adju med last week; -ha of alllance so
"Achieve Egypt's national rights".
He was asked if William Chang and I dare say it seems to you have his sword and armoliz to comers In view of the shortage at that time, Associated Press. (Tho agreement apparently In a letter submitting the name of the B.A.A.G. was his bro- that the path of wisdom lên, guard the pilgrims on their way.I of rice, the Administration has means the Annamon Government to the King, the Prime Minister, ther-in-law somewhere between thing There must be earnest béon compelled to Issus now in-. 14 to have considerable Jeral auto- said, that all classes in Egypt ur-...... ̈ He admitted that this was 20, scarcecrow, extremes. Worst thoughts......... There must also be structions to the Rico Control- nomy. An agreement reached animously anproved of Eval's So Leung, then asked him about find some means and zasthod of faithful perseverance and fore- Tere with the Cambodian protectorate demand for the evacuation of the lettere he had written to working together, not only in sight in south Indo-China lase Movember foresen, troops and the union wws regarded as settinenter Ever and the Sudan Willm Chang at Walchow and time of war and mortal anguish Abor for a new deal by, the French, in Cairo student truck and said the newspapers he had sent him. but in times of peace with all speakin Indo-ChinaThat 12, agreement: they would not attend class" until- He was beaten with a whip wild] Ita bewildermentai granted Carchodie internal auto completion of negotiations on the then given the water torture, of tong nomy but the Frenah" contrul ita, tresty,
Associated He was questioned three tunisie
tween French and Chinese au- thorities after a conference on technicalities for the taking over, The understanding provided that French troops would be at: lowed to land to-day and would) accept billeting in arena signated by the Chinese.
i
de-
his
party. This was the first from Potter since he Mukden about, March clated Press.
Egypt Wants
thorities-Asscciated Press. Revision Of
AGREEMENT SIGNED
Salgon, Mar. 8.
to-day
Treaty
the signing of an aprecment with the so-called Viet Nam republic.
The French announced
union."
revision.
names he did not know.
cannot tell.
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