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Road Commandment No. 5

To-dny's Commandment of the Rond as nort of Hong Kong's Safety Ejrat campaignton

FOR DRIVERS: Do not overtake another car ne stop Your own car on a pote This advice has been RIVER SO THEREV best at Durhan.

in danger of lung its oper } beople conuiul this desperate, in discretion very day

Yel Corners

must be felt ereur mad should always be treated with reapart. This is one of the endinni aniqge of driving.

FOR PEDENTULANS: Take kimoine rate at you have to ets out from behind or in front of a veha or any star form Look of obstruction which prevents uchan view 47 29-ja ki very carefully HLH WAYS be form, vou

strel Divin, or

You

find yourself walking into the front wheels of a vehicle that you haven't been able to see,

One Fatality In 448,111 Miles

· ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS.

THE FOLLOWING FACTS MAY HELP TO CLARIFY AS REGARDS THE THE MISÐ OF THE PUBLIC POSITION OF R.A.F. MOTOR TRANSPORT IN THE COLONY: TOTH NUMBER OF VEHICLES HELD

AND MILEIGE FOR THE PERIOD SEPT. 4 TO FEB. 28 IIS 4.033.000. AVERAGE MILEAGE PER MONTH BRING 6y: 170.

NCPKMIS

2. The accale. rate in that period works out at the fatality Ber 448,111 item, ode mjury per i094,125 tades and che slight injury per 212,283 miles.

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TENSION IN IRAN

Strange Soviet Activity Army Said To Be

On The Move

(By Jon Kios)

LONDON, MARCH 13.

THE REPORT THAT SOVIET TROOPS WITH COM- BAT EQUIPMENT AND TANKS ARE MOVING SOUTH AND WEST THROUGH TABRIZ IN NORTH IRAN SHOULD BE INTERPRETED WITH EXTREME CAUTION UNTIL MORE SPE- CIFIC DETAILS INDICATING THE LOCATION OF THESE TROOPS ARE GIVEN. THE TOWNS STATED TO HAVE BEEN ENTERED BY SOVIET -

SO- TROOPS ARE ALL WITHIN THE PRESENT VIET ZONE OF OCCUPATION.

THIS PARTICULAR REPORT THAT TROOPS ARE MOPING #ESTWARD OFFERS GROUNDS FOR STRONG SCEPTICISM, AS THE KO,DS FROM TA- BRIZ TO BOTH THE TURKISH AND IRIO BORDERS ARE ABOMINABLE AND TOTALLY SNOW BOUND AT PRESENT. THEY LEAD ONLY "INTO THE WILDEST, MOUNTJINOUS AND, IT BEST OF TIMES, STRATEGICALLY - BAD AREAS OF TURKEY AND IRAQ.

One can understand infiltra-1 AGAINST TURKEY?

Trenches

Dug Last Year

(By Joseph Goodwin)

Teheran. Mar. 13 Military, observers said that the Russions Inst year due trenches, constructed ronds and conducted Israe

"Postwar manoeuvres

along the Turkish-Iranian border. Mianeh, between Tabriz" and "Te- heran. connects by rail and high- Way with the Russian Army Headquarters ni Knzyin just north-east of Teheran.

The Russian garrison at Karaj their nearest to Teheran-jast week

received a 26-ear train from Kazvla

which contained three Sherman tanks, three armoured

cars, six trucks, three chrloads of food and ammunition and carried eight or 10 now reak and artillery officers.

A suggestion has been made... that this movement is directed against Turkey.

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Unacceptable Proposals

New York, Mar. 13.

An Aneta News Agency diamtek from Batavia todų; said that Premier Siahrir, of the unrecopfined Indonezian reublic, Dutch would inform Dutch representatives immediately hat proposals for Rottlement of the Indonesian independence de- mands are unacceptable.

The despatch said the Premier would submit comter-pro- posals at a conference scheduled with Hubertus van Mook, act- ing Governor-General of the Netherlands East Indien, and Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, special British gnissary. The Dutch,

status have offered the Indonesians commonwealth,

with promise of ultimate independence.--Associated Prean.

Man Dipped Into Scalding Water

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N. E. CHINA COMMAND H.Q., CHINCHOW, MAR. 13.

THE TORTURED AND SCALPED BODY OF CHANG SUNG-FU, NOTED CHINESE MINING ENGINEER, WHO WAS BOYONETTED TO DEATH WITH SEVEN OTHERS BY UNIDENTIFIED ASSAILANTS IN MID-JANUARY, WILL BE TURNED OVER TO THE MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES AT MUKDEN BY THE SOVIET COMMAND, IT WAS LEARNED TO- DAY.

MORE RAIDS BY POLICE

Photographs showed the vic- tim was baybastien at leant eight times. Ân examination in- dicated that Chang had been dipped in scalding water and his left eyebail gapel and, a stick forced, down the windpipe

Two nights inter. Karaj resid- 3. No R.A.P. driver in the

tion and gun-running for local

ents reported that a colunan of Colony has bad less than

IN tribes in this frontier zone but

troops arrived but the report hos year's driving experience, All ass-

WHICH TWO MEN ON

A the movement of troops with

not been confirmed by oficial mon drivers at ven an extensive

BICYCLE WERE KILLED. tanks seems unlikely

One other possibility can be sources. Two other correspondents live weeks cone – when Jury mus,

A GANG OF SIX MEN WERE into his lungs. Medical examin DCCURRED IN NATHAN

There is only one ter in England, an all tyswa uf

road on considered. There may be dis- and I circled twice in a ulane over ang ROAD, NEAR MIDDLE ROAD. which serious trop movements turbances in the capital, The the Kara encumument and count- AS A RESULT OF A RAID tortured,

DETAINED BY THE POLICE] ers said he was still alive when roads. Rae/ V teles

This is Prime Minister may not be cared 14 Sherman tanks besides Pefore being 4- The bieveie, with the passenger would be practicable,"

YES

Before turning over his body lowed to handle a Service vehicle, riding pillion. gashed into the main Teheran-Baghdad read lain of the Iranian Army siner score or so of other whicles. How- CARRIED OUT EARLY

TERDAY UNDER TILE LEA the Russians in a statement May are required to

strin

military truck. The [ww which runs through Kazvin, the it is offered by men generally ever, there are no indientians of DERSHIP OF INSPECTOR R. said that Chang's death at the

the Post's personnel" but they are gent test. A certain number of

were thrown off their machine, nearest post of importance to hostile to the Left. The Iranian

MACKENZIE, INSPECTOR hands of bandits was intended. estimated from Att leadquarters, and died Inter in hospital. The Teheran.

as being between 600 to Army numbers about 90,000 800 men Increased, lately.

TO WALDRON, AND CHINESC

to rouse anti-Soviet feeling in. Hong Kong have bern granted lion rider was Tsan Kwong, 21,

To move along this road, the men and is au important factor;

DETECTIVE HO LIN, AT NO. In Takistan. north of Kazvin, 452,

China. lirenres and they, Luo, must have

a travelling salesman,

LOCKHART ROAD, Russians would have to occupy} in internal politics; it might nee

were Fuel trucks

moving previous experience and uzukerkj

Chinese officials taking over SECOND FLOOR, the large cities of lamaian and try to get rid of Sultasch and, outward and 22 tack trucks

Mukden asserted the nasnasina- severe test. There is a strict

Kermanshah, with populations | establishi

When a military dictator-¦ were fired up in Kazvin. Six Red

the party restriction on the issue of driving

visited the tion was the work of Chinese other

and 90,000 authorities to

Vitam

of 100,000

respec ship.

lighter planes and one observation premises they found a 45 auto- Communists. Metor_

"Under such circumstances the plane stood on the runways of thematic revolver, a 32 automatic Transport

tively, Such a move would be) monthly returns being called Yu-

tantamount to the occupation of Russians may be about to assist iussian Airdrome at Kazvin. The revolver, a 328 Smith and Wesson und F1 conserable from all units by headquarter

A nine-year-old Chinese girl Iran and would require a large Chavam Sulfanch at his request. Russians apparently have a sum- revolver

ber ul Weekly accident returns are

Queen Mary Hos number of troops and there is or

of vehicles they may be reinforcing were idle when we flew

Kazvin but most amount of ammunition. forwarded to headquarters frvan tal with injuries as a result of no sign of anything of that their troops at Razvin, where over. South-east of Teheran, the

Four of the men admitted that all units in the area (this prae-

Having been knocked down by a kind happening.

they have not been very stron8+} Russians continue to Gold Garm bery which occurred at about 7.30' Party who ercapad said the Rus-

they were responsible for a rob- tive has been in oneration since Royal Naval

in Queen It remains Leuck

iv be seen, any Sint 30, 1935) and a damnge Road East.

how whether this supposed vehicle caonu! 124 ***ned be

Chinese pedestrian 13 a Form struck R. A. F. mechaate unless a

by a tram in Hennessy troop movement, is more than a a Romani suffered Inturies to both round exchange of troops How 440, nes ident driver erry, has a unite and a benised face.

that the was a ia about to ACTION ALWAYS TAKEN

An Indian, Fakeer Shah, fell change. Warnings anyar troquendy) what alighting from trium at Posther order re the danger of, Caosmeny Bay and received in- madisine and drivers; furies to the back of his head. have been told that the

A Cinese fractured his ult "the

wet"..

exeuse

A 1-year-old Chinese boy fell! from the rear bumper of a moving

in Queen's Road East.

wow taken to

From what I have scent of Russian équipavut in the bor- der city of Razvin, it could by no stretch of imagination to be offensive. - The moving tram in Des Voeux Hond Soviet forces when were armed West,

A

boy Chinese

was. knocked with trench mortais and ther down by a tram

vory ald armoured in Des Voeux were a few Rond West and is now in hos- cars with nothing heavier than two vital.

Theavy machine-guns,

new wa

te neecuted as a when when he fell in iunting from al deseribed a

Servie maximum

speed limit have been reproduced in all unit orders at least twice during the las four months.

6. An easily identifiable letter two amber parking 311 bren in use by the R.A.F. since Jan. 10 and vehicles can be reality i recorised by any complainant.

order. 7. Maximum loading For It. AF. vehicles have been in force since October, 1945 and transport lent to other users hus been withdrawn when сонсл of overloading have been reported.

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8. Severe disciplinary nation in accordance with King's Regu lations, is always enforod by Air, Headquarters, Hong Kong, where a driver is found guilty of negli gence

driving licences have been drawn. There zo, question at all! as far as the B.A.F. are con-! cerhed, of a driver being able to "get away with it".

and, or several with!

"SAVE BERMUDA FROM THE CAR'

L.P.T.B. Reveals Its Wartime Secrets

LONDON, AIAR. 13.

THE LONDON PASSENGER TRANSPORT BOARD TO- DAY CAME OUT FROM BEHIND WARTIME SECRECY AND TOLD HOW THEY SHELTERED AND TRANSPORTED LONDON'S MILLIONS DES. PITE BOMBS AND FIRE, AND EXPLAINED· THE NEW HIGHSPEED UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS AND REPLACEMENT OF TRAMS AND IMMEDI- ATE STEPS IN THE VAST EXTENSION PRO- GRAMME.

The Board said: "Only with ran

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Spain

Mexico City, Mar. 13. The permanent commission of the Spanish republie partia- ment-in-exile hag

Arnt meas

engre to the Government of 11 nations asking that the Span ish mastion be brought before the United Nations Sezarity Council when it meets in New York later this month. The **UAGABER Bre directed to the United States, England. France, Mezien, Russid, China, Brazil, Netherlands, Poland, Australia and Egypt. --Associated Prces,

Kazvin is about five hours from Teheran by rod along an in- complete road which makes speed impossible and. across bleak stenpe country about 5,000 feet above sea level, Keuter

CONSIDERABLE MOVEMENTS

Londo, March 19.

sar and an Iranian column of 1500 men that was turned back there one week neo, remains ot Vormip, waiting for the evaçṇa- of the Ru sinas.Associated Press.

WAR

Chang, accompanied by Rus sian officials, left, Changchun en Jan. 16 for Makden för a first inspection of the Fushan coat mines, One member of the

on Tuesday evening at the Hep sinn officials returned to Chang Suen Monovchanger AROD, No chun and did not Recompany 122, Johnston Rand. The robbery Chung in spesial railroad car

as not reported until late ves, to Fushan the following day.

the men! terday afternoon. after had been arrested.

It was understood that the gang was also responsible for several recent robberies in the Colony.

The Party warmed by the Soviets that protection could not be guaranteed beyond 24 hours,

-Associated Prepa..

MURDER IN HARBIN

Chungking, Mar. 13.

SWISS LOAN TO BRITISH London, March 13. A credit of £15.000.000 Pranted to Britain in an Anglo- Swiss Commercial Agreement in London signed for signed here yesterday. the British land and Foreign Minister Ernest reported that Li Chac-ling. Chair- Government announced

Bevin signet for Britain.-Asso-man of the Sino-Russian Friend Minister ciated Press. Paul Huerver, Swiss

Red

Cross Opposes Ration Cuts

Switzer-

HERFORD, MAR. 13.

The official Central Daily News

ship Association at Harbin, whe found stabbed to death there on March 10. The paper described Li as Commander-in-Chief Anti-Japanese "Chinese Commun ist" Forces in

Manchuria, but Communist headquarters in Chungking were..unalie to zunpork, this beatification. Associated,

Press.

THE BRITISH OCCUPATION AUTHORITIES ARE CON R.A.F. LAND

OF GERMAN SIDERING DRASTIC REDUCTION CIVILIAN RATIONS TO A MAXIMUM OF 750 CALORIES DAILY, RED CROSS OFFICIALS DIS. CLOSED TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS YESTER- DAY.

THEY SAID THAT THE RATION, CONTEMPLATED FOR APRIL, IS INSUFFICIENT TO KEEP CER- TAIN GROUPS OF GERMANS ALIVE.

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A British Foreign Ofce spokesman said the British Gov- ernment had received reports of Russian troop "considerable" movements from Tibriz toward a river service on the the Iranian capital of Teheran

On the proposed ration, a Ger- three pounds two ounces the determination, forbearance Thames to ease the pressure on and toward the Iraq frontier.

man in one month would be al- macaroni, six ounces each of 11 and staff could the task have land transport, Londoners did

coffee and sugar, The spokesman said the "ma-lowed six pounds of bread, ten ersaiz been accomplished under

Dances of fat, 11

of cunces of marmalade and a half (Continued on Page 0)

Jor consideration" of the British ditions of war as on the night

Government was not so muchment, three ounces of 'butter, ounce of cheese, Hamilton, March 13. of May 10, 1941. when ten see An eleventh-hour fight to save tins of railway were out off

the troop movements themselves the continued presence of Bermuda, island of horses, bug- gics and bicycles from cars, has action, no buses could operate

Red Army contingents in Iran. been started by a group of women through the city London, Th

The new Russian troop move- who have sent a vetition bearin tram termini on

ments were first noticed on March 4, two days after the late act for withdrawal of Bri- tiah and Russian forces under The the tri-power agreement.

south

5,000 signatures to the Assembly, side of the Thames isolated andj

The petition will be considered only one on the north side could on Friday when recommendations be used. All services, except) by a joint committee of the As two sections of the railway was

embly to remove almost entirely all revi trictions against the advent of

thrown down.-Reater

war

No Reply

Yet To U.S. Note

Washington, Mar. 13. Secretary of State Byrnes

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and Legislative Council reatored within ten days,

The enemy bettered the buses said to-day Russia has ropiled spokesman said the British Gov- to the Feb. 0 American note in- ernment is pressing for a reply. cars are being considered. so hard that in a fleet of 6,407, quiring about Soviet economic to its protest against continued

It de belloved here the Assembly instances of damage in

Iran. Associated Press, will favour the recommendations Aumbered 4,460. While double policles in Manchuria, but he presence of Russian forces in

(Earlier reports on page 3,) and that barriers against cara deckers remained through rulne, declined to disclose the contents maintained with a few intter day almost with chlps flying from of the reply at the present time. It was learned, "howover, on exceptions sinco 1908, will be, them, tubo stations at 79 points)

BOON MAY GO TO US.A. sheltered a total of 68,000,000 good authority that the Rusian persona during the war with the note: defended the Soviet re-

London, Mar. 19. Harrisburg, March 18. John A. Arch!nal of Allentown, Sept. 27, 1940.,

peak of 177,000 on the night of moval of industrial equipment Erle Boon, former British light

on the ground that anything weight boxing champion, now former staff korkeant who donate! The traffic decline to about which belonged to the Japaness fighting as weiter, has received od blood to save former Premier seven billion piasonger miles an army was fair booty for the offerts for three American Agbte

The after .hta suicide attempt last September, fold ye ninily during the worst of the Russian army, and it denied that in Philalelohis, Chicago and New

品 announced Bars to terday for the democratic nomina- Blitz, then rose steadily. When Russia had proposed to China de tion to the Pennsylvania... house things became Worse, the any exclusive Sing-Soviet eco-Bonny Hudimaa. Bona's rista od representatives, Associated LAP.I.B. well into boats at the nomile control of Manchuria ger cabling to the United

States for Jermie. Kander. request of the Government and | Abiociated Prend.

Toto's

York

Skoda Man Sentenced

Prague, March 13, Adolf Vambersky, General Manager of the Skoda Arma- tenced by & Czechoslovakian ment. Works, was to-day sea- National Court to three years imprisonment..

IN JAPAN

Kure, March 13. Twenty Mustang fighter air- raft of the Royal Australian Air Force. touched, down to-day: on the Iwakuni airfield on the boundary of Hiroshima Prefec ture the British occupation zone in south-west Japan.

They had flown in easy stages from Bornec. Eghly more Mustangs are expected to arrive. shortly.

Rigour of the diet can be With the arrival here to-day. seen from the comparison that of 900 R.A.F. personnel and thore aro 828 calories in 121,000 Indians, the total Empire ouncce of beef,

troops now in the zone is more The reductions are considered} than 12,000. necessary by control officials be- An outbreak of measles may cause of ranid deteriorating of delay the disembarkation of the eupplies. The original ration New Zealand Bridge, which is: in the British zone was 1,500 expected to arrive here next calories daily, and this was cut ́ week after a direct voyagé, from!; to slightly more than 1,000 for, Italy.-Reuter. March.

THE WEATHER

To-day's forecast;—Cloudy, with slight gain at firgt, moderate, east south-easterly winds,

Yesterday's temparaturenar Maximum:--64 deereos at Apomin. Minimum:-61 degrees at 5 m

The Beltish becupation" "aus. thorities have indicated, a rigof- ous ration would be imposed, in April, May and June but that Vamborsky, member of the It could not be established if the unti-Bolshevik League, was ac- cut revealed by the Red Cross cused of being a member of the personnel was the basis for the Czechoslovakia delegation sent, ration planried for that porlod. by Karl Hermann Frank, Hit The ration in the American lor's Minister of State for Ho occupation zone of Germany is Homin and Moravia, to open 1,500 calories per day. Steps are peace talks with the Western being considered for establish Allies when the Red Army was ment of a united, calory allow on the borders of Bohemia, -- ance infall demijation, zones. I calistasang Reuter

Associated Press,

Rome, March 15. The American drmy newspaper "Stars and Bene fire of undeteranlädd origin troyed more than $1,000,000 of United S