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Road Commandment No. 3

To-day's Commandment, third in u series of Canced- ments of the Road as part of Hong Kong's "Safety Firs campaign, in this-

FOR DRIVERS:

Do not use your horn weedlensku at aggressively. This is another crample at cond rovatrzy frequently forgotten or murvenguised, There are cungh

naises to-day without the unnecessary ones. Far a lood elvar uate in the country for corners or for overtaking, but was a short pole in towns and villeges. Hadlights are suf- tiricut warning at night

FOR PEDES PRIÁNS:When you ar natug at ment at a footpath, do not walk; atungside the kerb in ther same direction as the stream of traffic nearest Le perce You may find yourself with a bicycle whert la pour back.

"SAFETY FIRST" IN FULL SWING

HONG KONG'S SAFETY | RST CAMPAIGN WAS IN FULL SWING YESTERDAY, WITH GOVERN. MENT +PULISING THE PRESS, RADIO AND PUR LIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS.

ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

TREASON TRIAL Woman Tells Of Tortures

Clothes Torn Off CHINA DENIES

By Japanese ASKING FOR

SOVIET DELAY

EVIDENCE OF FIVE MORE WITNESSES. OF HOW THEY HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO TORTURES, WAS HEARD YESTERİDAY AT THE CONTINUED HEARING OF THE TREASON TRIAL BEFORE MR. C. Y. KWAN AT THE CENTRAL COURT IN WHICH SO LEUNG AND TSUI KWOK-CHING ARE CHARGED ON 31 COUNTS.

CHUNGKING, MAR. 11. INFORMATION MINIS TER K. C. WU TO-DAY DE- NIED THE STATEMENT

DURING THE HEARING, MRS, MA CHAN SUL-CHING|IN THE MOSCOW OFFI

DESCRIBED HOW SHE WAS TORTURED IN JICIAL NAVAL PAPER "REDI BITH ROOM AT THE PENINSULA HOTEL, ON FLEET" ASSERTING THAT DERED TO TAKE OFF HER CLOTHES AND ON FEB. 26TH CHINA HADI WHEN SHE REFUSED HOW THEY WERE TORN | ASKED THE RUSSIANS TO

OFF BY A JAPANESE.

Mr. R. S. Smith is for the

prosecution and the accused are by Mr. E. S. C.

represented

MUCH INTEREST WAS AROUSED IN THE GEN FRI.

IND WESTERN DISFRACES BY A VÂN CARRYING | Books. A LOUDSPEAKER OFER WHICH LECTURES ON Mrs. J. M. Kim, 39, residing SAFETY FIRST WERE DELIVERED IN CHINESE, at No. 60, Nga Tsin Wai Road. CROWDS OF OFLR 1,000 LISTENED TO THE 2nd floor, Kowloon City, sail! BROADCAST IT ONE POINT.

that she was married in 1935; to J. M. Kim. Her husban

H.M.S. "Duke

Of York" Sails

To the accompaniment of the

exiemens of tire-cracker, which were set off from a small boat the moment she sipped ner og H.M.S. "Duke of York" sailed for Japan at 3.15 pm. yesterday, She is expected to arrive in Tokyo

-,,

on March 24, after a short stay

in kary, and then to Austruim, urelving engly in April.

'anil

for

Sydney

The traditional Chinese Arr. erackers

wh

In addition to a talk om trived at the above address dar- elementary principles of safetying the Japanese occupation. first, given by the Chinese an- | In June 5, 1943, about 9.30 | nouneer of statin Z.B.K.. tp.m., a party consisting of two loud-speaker broadcast Chinese Japanese, a Formosan and four

recordis.

Chinese detectives came to her} The coropaign is being ex-house and knocked at the door. tended to the main schools in Her husband Answered

Tend Kwok-ching said | Colony, and yesterday thorn-kak. three schools were visitato ter shan, "One of your

English friends, named Lui Fook-wise; lectures, both in and Chinese, delivered. Scheels was arrested by the Gendarmes are to be visited every morning and you and your wife are want-

Four afternoons this work are just for questioning

at Gendar- to be devoted by the publisherie Headquarters,” address system to the inland and Before taking her husband! two afternoons to Kowloon, The awny, the party searched th mobile van will also visit Shun-premises. At first she was toki kiwan and Aberduun.

she also wanted by the Genusr-

13

Hanged

Hamelin, March 11. Eight Germants were hang- ed this week-end for tortur- ing and slaying Allied pri- Boners of war last year. The British excentioner Allert Pierrepaint carried out the of the war crima

The penalty was paid by Haus Rength, enypicted of the murder of an unknown Allied airman; Frchick Hair and Joke Brachasa, for slapiný

aumen

courte.

three British

**

sen; Willy Maekensen, Paal- serned in the illtreatment of Allied prisoners on a forced merch from Poland to Han- aver, and Otto Franko und Alfred Buettner, found guilty of killing two Allied pilots Anguriated Press.

POSTPONE THEIR MAN- CHURIA DEPARTURE. HE SAID IT WAS AGREED ON DEC.

THẤT THE 30TH RUSSIANS SHOULD COM- PLETE THEIR WITH- DRAWAL BY FEB. 1ST.

PURINA MAIL"

TUESDAY, MARCH 12,

1948,

No. 80304

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Precautions At Cheltenham

London, Mar. 11.

Special precautions are being taken at Cheltenham Race Course for the National Hunt Festival Mleating, which opera to-morrow, to prevent gate orgabing, which caused the dimister at the Bolton football ground on Saturday.

The Clerk of the Course, Mr. E, I, Robinson, suid to-day: "No one will able to get in to the stands in exocad of the number laid down as the maximum and that will give everyone plenty of breathing room. The rest of the course is open and presents no difficulties".

A strong foren of police will be on duty to deal with the crounds, which are czpected to reach record dimensions→→Renter',

BRITISH PROTEST TO MOSCOW

LONDON, MAR. 16. BRITAIN HAS PROTESTED AGAINST RUSSIAN

ACTIVITIES IN MANCHURIA AND HAS IN STRUCTED ITS REPRESENTATIVES IN MOSCOW TO "PRESS FOR AN EARLY REPLY" TO A NOTE ASKING AN EXPLANATION FOR NOT WITH DRAWING RED ARMY TROOPS FROM IRAN, A FOREIGN OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID LAST NIGHT IN LONDON

די

THUS, THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. JOINED THE UNITED STATES IN COMPLAINING OFER THE CONTINUED PRESENCE OF RUSSIAN TROOPS IN MANCHURIA AND THE REPORTED LARGE SCALE REMOVAL OF PLANT MACHINERY AND GOODS AS "WAR BOOTY" FROM MANCHURIAN INDUSTRIES. ·

"Since that date there has been no Chinese request to the Russians to postpone their de- parture. The report that the Chinese later naked the Rus- sians to postpone their depar- ture is completely untrue."

Chinese officials

The British spokesman said; confesseri elves puzzled over the sud- took the position that all equip

that His Majesty's Government den Soviet withdrawal from ment and factory installations Mukden, of which, they assertin Manchuria should be left in ed, practically no previous the hands of the Chinese as cus- tice was received. They unid

that for the past few days the todians until an Allied decision Soviet authorities in Manchuria, was made for its disposal. from junior officers up to Mar- following by several days the!

Britain's note on Manchuria, shal Malinovsky, had been inac-American protest, was believed

cessible to Government officials.

Meanwhile, the Manchurian to have been dispatched to Mos- situation was discussed to-day at Chungking at a meeting over which Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek presided,

Mr. Hoover Accused

New York, March 1. Tho National Citizens' Politieni Action Committee yesterday asked President Truman to replace Her bert Hoover as United States re- cow on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the spokesman dis- presentative to investigate famine

in cloacal that Britain's Charge

letter was signed by com- The. West- an anuroprinte Station Z.E.K, (which brout-

d'Affaires in Moscow, Frankmentator Frank Kingdon, Chair- Kesture of farewel to which, during its stay here, ally in Chinese) makes, but finally one of the da

panese decided to leave her be- learned about her husband be-] Figuring largely in the talks Roberts, had been instructed to man of the group stoering com been amongst the most popular of seven annsuncements

day hind, as at that time she had ing sentenced at Stanley Prison, with various Chinese notables, press the Kremlin for an early mittee, who asserted that Hoover the carmaaiga. His Majesty's naval vessela

while Z.B.W. four months' old intout.

would "use Belcetivo riving of as the rice ticket for her house, including General Chou En-lai, reply on the Iranian situation. visit Hour Rene Arriving here follows the news broadcasts with

WATCHED BY ACCUSED which was originally in her le- the No. 2 Communist leader,

food as a weapon against demo- LONDON RESTLESS eratle forces in Towards the end of December, she a short talk.

Europe" Her husband was accused of band's name, had to be changed has been General George C. tooker Kennedy Püree from

CROP OF ACCIDENTS

Hoover himself

mself declined to com- "Ausen". her sister-ship, and she

Diplomatic quarters said that agent working to hers. She learned that un- Marshall, President Truman's

ment but an Yesterday, the second day of being a secret

associato denied that contributed a number of vainable; the Safety First" campaign,

Government, officially from one of the staff special envoy to China. It has the British Government Was Hoover ever had used

used food after players to Hong Kong naval brought a cup of road accidens After her husband was taken at the ration cffice.

officially announced to-day that, getting "restless" because Mo world was No. 1 for "reationary _with_ferdehane-of-them intul

way-by-the-paris-first-teens-After-the-liberation of the Coral Alaistail was leaving cow had not offered a formal ex-political ends" as changed. Kennedy Force »s no more.

toplanation for keeping her troops Donald Henderson. President 18-year-old Chinese buy ed. So Leung, was left behind lony, she went to the British for Washington by plane A Adanral Lord (then Sir Brace

and marrow at 01.30 C.M.-Asso-in Iran.

the 010. food, tobacco

acco Agricul Allied Fraser), Commander-in-Chief Het was in ekert down by a military to watch her. She was allowed Army Aid Group Office,

Britain, it was reliably stat-tural and

workers - Pacine leut. arrived

jeep at Nathan Road near the to stay behind for a month, and there she received compensation ciated Press.

to have the for the death of her husbana in

Earlier reports, including a

ed, has been reluctant to publish] "Duke of Yark". bat he is re- Po Hing Theatre and died in was not allowed

serving the B.A.A.G.

assertine summary of the article in the hospital. The boy was brought premises.

"Red Fleet", will be found on

died of starvation because pare 3,

maining in Hong Kong for time being.

Governor In

Three Months

for the British

On the following morning, '

WATER TORTURE Tsui Kwok-ching came to relieve

Chan Si, 11. reaiding atj So Loung, and Tsui atuyed on truck the premises until late in the ground floor, said that ne was

to hospital by Major J. A. Busk-- cell of 45 Commando

An untraced army

knocked down a Chinese woman afternoon, when a Japanese Le- living at No. 748, Nathan Road MISSING R.A.F.

MAN FOUND

His

of

of

the content of her protest until identiso sent a lottar to Pre-

cow.

Truman

people

tic

Bald

that

a reply was received from Mos: "millions of European and Asian..

Hoover dui not amrove their These developments contribut desires for independent donocra- ed additional diplomatic tension

Hoover action #

defender, who regnest- let

between the western powers and at the Kowloon

the cecupation. City bus ter- gether with a Formosas came minus who was treated for a to the house.

Rusala. Since the new Iranian ed that his name be withheld, engaged in WR8

underground They made un

"Mr. Hoover nover withheld situation arose, diplomatic ob- food from needv superficial skull wound.

humanity for other search, and together with work in consequence of letters In another

received from Chungking.

servers here believed Iran's case any political consideration." accident, an un- So Leung, they took away some work Chungking, March 112

was to report on fice,

Gibraltar, March 11. traced jeep in Cuine Road near old

might be re-opened in the Secre- position was encountered at times printings and With the appointment of a Civil Shelly Street knocked down and amount of books,

A large

In metal and petroleum, etc.

One of the airmen who baled tary Council of the United Nu- from "local people

for political Governor within

which have other words he was engaged in out from Chree

months injured

an RA.F. Halifax tions unless Russia gave a satin-| reasona” he said. but wherever 7-year-old Chinese Hong Kong will return to its pre-girl who is now in the Nether left to her by her deccas- the Economic Warfare Branch. bomber over Southern Spain last factory explanation for her food enuld be delivered, so those war civilian stutus. Ma,

Major-General

ed father.

Friday hue been found in the actions in * In 1944, he learned that a

what they termed heeding it, it was delivered. A W. F. Festing, Commander of the sole Hospital.

and country west of Tarifa, south-breaking She had not heard from her messenger was arrested' A truck driven by a Chinese

Anglo-Soviet-sociated PreR Land Forces in Hong Kong, dis-

weat of Gibraltar, with a clused

Iranian treaty. since that was involved in a collision with husband

evening. this man gave him away during

thigh. at a press conference.

He was taken to a hospital in Diplomatic quarters edded that for a consider a hand-trolley in Hennessy Road. About June 12, 1948, a Chinese an interrogation. He was then uble period a

a substantial part of One hand-trolley coolie received detective, whose name ale did arrested.

Algeciras. It was learned here special attention to this don will slight injuries.

not know. came to her house Eleven men came to arrest him to-day. A 7 year-old Chinese boy was and took some clothing and arti- and he identified one of them Earlier reports said that the to Moscow, particularly because Fe tine pointed out knocked down by a tram in eles to her husband, whom the charged with being an agent plane, which was on a training the United States was not a that until the numerous troops at Johnston Road and received detective sald was at Stanley, for the British Army Aid fight, carried a crew of ning, five Party to the treaty-Associat- present engaged in police duties:

He

the island'a

be under Service

General

wr redneed they would be realight injuries on forehead and Prison."

sponsible for maintaining

order lip.

and assisting in civilian medical

work.-Reuter,

Britain Backs U.S. Demand

London, March 11. Britain is back a United States demand that the Bulgarian govern- ment be broadened to include two members of the opposition before recurnition is rantoj, a Fordlan One okeanian

H said. This followed Ruaia's protest that the recent United States com- munication to Bulkarla

*

fringes on a decision of the Bir Three foreign ministers and caus- ed opposition to the Bulgarian government to "anbotage" tho three-power agreement.

Tho

spokesman said there Is "nothing to indiente" that Maynard Barnes.

About Nov. 29, 1943,

Moscow On Friendship With America

LONDON, MAR. 11.

...

the

gave

Sjahrir To

sibility of the American protest Protest To British

Group, He was taken to the of whom were in hospital hereed Fress.

he Kowloon Magistracy and there Router.

ho was given the water terture and a beating by the second ac- cused. Tsui

A Japanese, whom they call ed "Chin Chi" und another man were present at the torture. He there for three was detained months, and tortured on many occnsions, ranging from

Neven

to eight day's a time.

Thon he was taken before

THE MOSCOW RADIO LAST NIGHT SAID THAT

FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES Court Martial and was sentene- AND RUSSIA WAS NECESSARY FOR WORLD ed to death on Nov. 25, 1944 Hin sentence was commuted to PEACE. DECRYING "IRRESPONSIBLE TALK” IN THE UNITED life, imprisonment on August 22. 1946. He was released after the STATES, THE COMMENTATOR DECLARED re-occupation of the Colony.

He attended an identification THAT THE "VOICES OF TRUE FRIENDS, OF PEACE SHOULD BE LOUD ENOUGH TO DROWA parade at Stanley on Feb. 10, THE RUMBLE OF ALL THOSE WHO WOULD and identified the second uccis SHAPE AMERICA'S POLIGY TO SUIT, THEIR OWN ed

STUDENT TORTURED NARROW HIGHLY EGOTISTICAL INTERESTS."

A student of the Wah Yan He said it appeared that cer-, who would advocate for Amerien College, Toul Sal-cheong, 22, re American representative in Sofia tain people in the United States an armamente race, a philosophy elding at Fanling, Now Terr had exerted pressure on the Bul- had been making attempts "te of force rather than one er torics, In evidence said that dur garian oposition. Assosiated plant the seeds of a new world friendship with other great Press

war to poison the public mind powers that bore the brunt of against the Soviet Union" the war."

(Continued on Pane 5)

London, March 11. The commentator added "It"WAR PROPAGANDA”. proceedings at the Security The Hamburg Cuxhaven forry would acom that now, when the

Council." steamer which sank in the river United Nations Organisation is; Assorting that some people "Clear thinking people in the Elbe during heavy weather on actually functioning, every effort had shown a dislike for the United States who have the Fob: 26 Inat, with the loss of should be bent in all peace lov United Nations. Organisation. Interests of their own country more than 100 lives, has been ing countries to aid in its work. he said Those who want to press and of general peace in mind salvawed with one body still on but there are people of various vent colonial peoples from gains turn away of course from this bgard, the British Nowa Sorvka

*** nationailties who would", turning » freedom and Independence world, war" propaganda -to-day |- Gerranny in reported

away from the organisation are not very happy about the sclntSĂ FIORIN

Retter.

Surprise Withdrawal Of Russians

CHUNGKING; MAR. 11. THE SUDDEN, SURPRISE RUSSIAN, WITHDRAWAL

FROM MUKDEN CONTINUED TO HOLD THE AT TENTION OF ALL AUTHORITIES HERE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SPECULATION AS TO THE EXACT EXPLANATION,

Batavia, March 11,

Dr. Sutan, Sjahrir, Primo Mini- ster in the unrecognised Indone sian Republican Government, is Lo protest to-day against

the landine in Java of Datoh troops with Lieutenant-General Montague Stopford, according to The Ne- thenianda News Aroney.

There was some Bring yester day in the centra of Batavin where Allled troons have thrown up barricades. Which they are

guarding.

Early today, a battalion al Dutch Marines, who arrived here six weeks

onbarked for Sourabaya, main port of eastera Java.

Lieutenant General Miles Demoser, Commander of

Moanschilo,

THE MOST HOPEFUL FITW WAS THAT SOVIET Allied Land Forces of the South- East Asia Command, has, arrived ABANDONMENT OF MUKDEN MARKED THE in Batavia on a routino vielk...... START OF COMPLETE WITHDRAWAL FROM Router. MANCHURIA:

THE WEATHER

occasional drizzle, moderato ena To-day's forecast:-Cloudy with torly winds, ap

Yesterday's température:----

Maximum: 66.6 dernede at 11 am, Minimum: 61.d dorren at 8 pm.

The most pessimistic was that their communications with Port Boviot authorities might havo Arthur, where the Sino-Soviet carried out the sudden with treaty allows them to maintain draws! with the express intention arany and naval Jorees of embarrassing the Nationalists, Still another vow which, how who have not been able to move over, is not too common, that enough troops into Makdon to the outery by the United States assure ita, security against attack and Britain against · Kushian-ne- and capture by Communlaza, who. tions in Manchuria might have

London, March 11 according to reliable reports, are prompted the Noviet anthegities operating within sight of the to decide to expedite their with The Moscow radio remorlod tist

drawal, an

Obligation

aration which they (MAS Molotoy; has 'receive imberly incised hover bad renounced, The pessimistically

sace from the Iran pointed out that the

(quartorelu in

fa Chuneking, Jeft: Mowodw fà position, if they wanted : Chinese (and foreign allow are 16-day ondial

tó following the nkden” át "any time they), Dished: 'closest › interest; and, on the around they had to saware. Associated Pri

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