1946-04-23 — Page 1

FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO

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IMPORTANT EVENTS:

WEDDING, FAREWELL DINNERS

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LONE MAN TACKLES 4 GUNMEN

"Dave" Leonard, manager of the Paramount Ballroom, had a harrow escape from having his head blown off by a revolver fired at close range when he courageously tackled four armed men who tried to hold him and a companion up in the carly hours of yesterday morning. Smart work by the police resulted in the arrest of four men within three hours and the "China Mail" understands that he has con- firmed that their description tallies with that of the mon who attacked him.

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Mr. Leonard was walking back from the Paramount Ball- room, Windsor House, with companion. They had reached Johnston Rond at about 2 a.m. when he suddenly noticed that four men. two ahead and two behind, were closing in on him in the dimly fit, deserted street.

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men decamped without stealing anything.

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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1946.

"BATTLE IS PAY-OFF"

Monty's Book Will Answer Ingersoll's

Charges In "Top Secret"

LORD KEYNES

Washington, Apr. 22. Commenting on the death of John Marmaril. Lord Keynes, Sceretury of the Τεραστής

Fred Vinaon said today that "in these chaotte days the world can ill afford man of Lord Keynes'

to lose stature."

Assistant Secrriary of State Will Clayton anil his death was "a heary loss to his country and to the wer{1}"

isaacinted Prean.

Penicillin Racket

Not On Sale To

The Public

LONDON, APR. 22. FIELD-MARSHAL LORD MONTGOMERY IS NOT MAK- ING A REPLY TO MR. RALPH INGERSOLL, BUT THE ANSWER WILL PROBABLY COME INDIRECTLY IN HIS NEW BOOK. "NORMANDY TO THE BALTIC," WHICH COMES OUT WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. THE BOOK IS NOT FOR PUBLIC SALE, BUT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED PRIVATELY TO SENIOR OFFICERS, AND REVIEWS ARE LIKELY TO BE PERMITTED. IN IT, FIELD.MARSHAL MONTGOMERY RELATES THE WHOLE STORY OF THE BRITISH SECOND ARMY AND THE FIRST CANADIAN ARMY IN THE ZIST ARMY GROUP AND DEALS IN DETAILS WITH THE BATTLE OF CAEN, WHICH MR. INGERSOLL TERM- ED A "FAILURE" AND THE ARDENNES, WHICH THE NEW YORK PUBLISHER ALSO CRITICISED;"

Berlin, April 22. The Field Marshal will show the plan to make Caen the vital

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PR. HARALD ILL

Copenhagen, April 22. The condition of Prince King Harald, brother of Christian of Denmark,

tvas, dated tonight to be "most serious" and must be regard ed with ancisty"

Prince Harald, the orcond younger brother, wap boril

in 1875, and married Princess Helen of Songer- borg-Glucksborg. -- Associat- ed Press.

King's

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BANKERS &

GOLD DEALERS

MAN IN THE STREET. NOW AN ESCAPIST

(By Frances Nyo, Reuters Special Correspondant)

LONDON, APRIL 22.

WALK ALONG THE STREETS ON ANY PART OF THE MAINLAND OF EUROPE TODAY, ASK ANY WORK- ING CLASS MAN POINT-BLANK WHAT HE WOULD DO IF GRANTED ONE WISH, AND THE CHANCES ARE HE WILL ANSWER, -WITHOUT HESITATION, “I WOULD GET AWAY.". ASK HIM WHERE TO, AND HE WILL REPLY, "ANYWHERE, AWAY FROM IT ALL." FOR EUROPE HAS BE COME INFECTED WITH A VIRUS OF ESCAPISM AND. LOOKING ACROSS THE SEA,

THE VIRUS HAS REACHED A STATE OF FEVER IN. CEN. TRAL EUROPE WHERE FAMINE IS TAKING ITS TOLL AND WHERE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEO PLE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE GREATEST MASS MIGRATION MOVEMENTS · THÁT THE `OLD' WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN.

It is not that Europe is too small or her population general- ly speaking, tra donan. Oh the contrary, birthcates are gener ally on the decline, and it is that very problem that "Eastern and Northern Europe must face.

The average fighting man, or war torn civilian, the political refugee and the eager adoles- The British police are today cont, all find themselves hemmed

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treasures. Radio

London, April 22.

SPAIN

DENIES CHARGES

Madrid. April 22. General Jose Maria Forman-

Minister of the Franco-Spalis

British, American and Ger-clearly there was no "failure" point to which German armour outnumbered, he promptly inckled the two in

certainty, and the drabness of front and sent one of them reel-an police working together at Caen, for it was the inten- and infantry was to be attract-making one of the most in- in by economic and political un- war-scarred cities with their The other drew a revol- hore, have broken up a gang tion in the broad Allied planted was the failure of the Third tensivo manhunts in years for | ver and as Mr. Leonard ducked of traffickers in counterfeit laid down long before D-Day for British Division to capture the four masked men who yester frayed tempers and shortages the British and Canadian for-city on D-Day, British infantry day drove up to the 14th cen- of manpower, bricks and food. the man fired, the bullet scaring "penicillin" and have arrested ees to draw the strongest Ger- got within a few miles of Caentury Hevel Castle-home of To them, Europe has become in- dos Ladreda. Public Works the side of his neck and knock the leadert.

man forces in the West to Caen but was blocked by tanks, the Colonel J. Astor, Chairman of tolerably small, ing him to the ground.

Australia. New Zealand and Cabinet, donied last night The two other men, possibly These traffickers have been and hold them there as long as 21st Panzer Division."

Although the city was not "The Times'in a luxurious South Africa, Canada, South because they seemed to be in the selling samples of various sub-possibic. line of fire, promptly fled. The stancer-consisting of a mix-The strategy aimed at weaken- captured by the combined Bri- Rolls-Royce, broke in and America; weary citizens cling that Spain is carrying on rosearch and that remaining two grabbed hold of ture of facepowder and other in-ng the German line further tish and Canadian forces until stole priceless relics and art to these visions of sunny skies, atomic

rolling plains, forest land and troops are massed on the his companion und tried to strip gredients-for up to 15,000 West to give the United States July 9, the operations in that

untapped mineral acils in French border. of her jewellery. ber

She marka apiece.

forces a real chance to break sector had the effect which the

messages have been regions waiting for more men: flashed to the police in western countries where confused ideo-made in an address replying to The Ministers' statement was screamed, whereupon the two The purchasers of "penicillin" loose, as they eventually did at original plan desired,

were deceived by skilfully Torg- Saint. Lo in late July. The only

Cacn Epis

Europe while all ports and air-

cast aside like ed American Inbels.--Reuter. thing which went wrong with

Oscar Lange, Polish delegate to ports in Britain are being close-logies can be

solled garments.

the United Nations Security During the bitter and pro-ly watched in case the men try

Britons Want To Co

Council, who charged, before the longed fighting north and west to leave the country with their

In Britain, which has always Council in New York last We of Caen and the south until the booty,

"Breaking into the building poked favourably on emigration resday that there were indica- final break-through towards Fa- laise by the First Canadian once the home of Anne Boleyn to the dominions as a means of tions of atomic research being

Empire the consolidating

bonds, carried out in Spain. Army on August 8, the question-the

General Ladreda also denied frequently asked in places away night watchman and then went thousands have been besieging from Caen was "why don't the round the castle at will for two Dominion effices with inquiries. the charge made by Spanish Re- In Sweden and Denmark there publicans that the Franco Gov- British and Canadians get crack- hours, looting as they went.

are signs, too, that people are crnment had carried out mass ing?"

Scandinavia executions of political opponents looking overseas;

He assert- "preferred" nationalities.....

ed that Spain "would not tolor- (Continued on Pago 4)

ate any interference" in its in- ternal affairs because such in- terference would pave the way for a return of the "lamentablo policy of the Spanish Republic of 1081 to 1936.”

Mr. Leonard. with his com- panion, went to the Police Sta-j tion where he was given Arst aid and made a report. furnish ing the pollee with as full a des cription of the men as was pos Bible under the circumstances. He was then sent to the Queen Mary Hospital, where it was de- cided it was not necessary for him to be detained for further attention.

Soven Arrests

On ble way home just as dawn was breaking, he called in at the

Laski Says U.S. Has A New At-Bomb

Washington, Apr. 22.

Atom bomb experts here today discounted the statement by Professor Harold Laski that the United States was producing a more powerful bomb.

The Labour Party leader's 1

against secrecy in

Police Station once more protest

men

overpowered

It was not until a quarter of an hour after they left that the ropes and raised the alarm. Reuter.

Canadians were fighting in the watchman struggled free of the ranks high among Australia's in Spanish prisons.

Sunniest Easter

Of Century Labour West engaged until it was too

But in fact the British and bloody brown fields of the Caen front. In steaming summer Laski's Statement

heat, they were suffering the; heaviest losses in Normandy to and learned that four men had atomic development followed

Brighton, Apr. 22. achieve what the High Com- already been arrested. Late somewhat the line taken by somo Professor Harold J. Laski, mand wanted to keep the best yesterday evening it was learn- | American scientists but got lit-Chairman

troops the enemy had in the of the ed that three other men have the official sympathy today,

yesterday that late for them to swing further been arrested in connection with Men thoroughly familiar with Party, said

to meet the American pro- West the explosive expressed amaze the United States was "Dave" Leonard, who has re-ment at Laski's report of the ucing Jatom bombs that threat. presented Hong Kong in Inter-destructiveness of the

General Crarar and General alleged could “devastate" an area port Soccer and is a leading bomb. So far

Simonde frequently emphasised- ns is

known, the size of the states of In- this basic point in explaining softball player, was a Sergeant the

Manhattan Project in the Hong Kong Volunteers little changed from the model diana and Illinois in a singlo¦ Allied strategy. So did Gene- during the Japanese attack in used in the attack on Japan. oxplosion.

ral Dempsey and Field. Mórahal 1941 and was subsequently

Montgomery.

the incident.

"Shoot To

Kill" Hunt For 5 G.ls.

is

Attacking They estimated that the effec-

"of de-

Asked for the source of his

knowledge of the bombs, Pro- fessor Laski at his home last night refused to say more than that it was "American."-ARKO- ciated Press.

The Pay-off

Mollison Missing

Karachi, Apr. 22. Royal Air Force authori ties here are today signal- ling air centres between. Karachi and Cairo for u6:08 of Jan Mollison, trans- Atlantic flier, who was ez- pected here on Saturday from Cairo in a British air- craft which he is flying out to India from the United Kingdom,

He said the Franco Govern ment intends to remain in paw- or regardless of any action taken United Nations, oven by the economic sanctions.

London, April 22, With the sunniest

Eastor of the century in London, the

"If victorious powers shoula spirit of a peace time holiday was reported: Britain

Easter Sunday out-of-doors. With the sun pay attention to these calum spont shining at seaside resorts and over most of the country nice against Spain, which I do not beliove, we will not be wor- throughout the day, holiday-makers discarded their xied to continue to live in Spain coats for lighter summer wear. They flocked to with dignity, walking, if neces coastal resorts by train, coach car and cyclo. At Lon-sary, in the case that we lack don's main lino stations, queues formed early for trains gasoline for automobiles using carts for transport, if we are to the country and seaside.

not able to operate motor vehi

The great trek out of London at Newquay, Cornwall, it was clea," he declared. — Associated continued into the afternoon almost deserted on Sunday and Press, the Automobile Association re- traffic in Cornwall ported 500 cars on the Worthing lowest on record for pencetimi and West roads per hour, 700 on Enster.

was the

the Great North and Brighton One observer estimated that COPPER MINE STRIKE OVER

roads and 1,200 on the road to 45,000 was spent on icecream Portsmouth,

alone.

Thousands of Manchester

Between nine and ten thou- Band people left London by people packed the trains to coach from Victoria station. Blackpool, Southport and More

combe,Hemert, Mont excursionists took food with them a wise precaution In view of widespread reports of long queues overywhere

for

food. The food situation was ensier today with the allocation of increased supplíca ki satoring firms.

Butte, Montana, Apr. 22. Operations have been resum

ed at the Anaconda Copper Com- pany today after an idleness of 13 days in which 3,500 Con- press of Industrial (Organisa- the international union of

Hardly Weakers, mill and smelter workere, Sex Today

the policy P.O.W. in the camp near Nago- tiveness of the bomb to be secrecy in atomic energy ya, Japan,

adopted is 25 per cent greater velopment, Laski told the con- than the Hiroshima bomb which ference of the Cooperative

As a result, much of the was officially described as pro- Party that the newly manufac ducing energy equalling 20,000 tured United States atomic eruck German formations were tons of T.N.T.

bombs were much more power held at the Caen front. Scientists who made the cal-ful than those dropped on Ja- If the pressure had not been culation explained that while the pan. Laski called the secrecy kept up on the British and Cana- energy released was on a 20,000 policy "un onslaught on the well- times scale, the amount of offee-being of the human race." tive damage. produced by the "I hope the whole power of explosion is much less, perhaps your movement will be mobilized on the order of 100 to 300 times. to end, this evil practice of On the basis of this it is ussum secrecy. which threatens to pol- Paris, April 22. ed that work on the bomb is non every channel of our inter The United States Mili-directed toward Improving the national relations," he said.

efficiency of the existing bomb tary Polico, aided by special rather than toward constructing French

police, are today a bigger missile with a wider combing, the Parts Easter | range. crowds with ""shoot to kill!!! Senator Harria, Republican of orders for: five United States Connecticut, member of a spec

lal Senate committee on atomic soldiers who have excapad energy, said "Laski knows noth from the Paris detention, ing whatever concerning the barracks.

subject of which he talks; oven One of the men being sought if he did know, I am quite ua. Is Private Eddie Janes of Cleve-able to agree with him that we land, Ohio, who facen trial for should teach everybody how to the alleged murder of Private do it"-Associated Press.

A railroad fireman was killed James, Glendaniel, of Lincoln,

and his engineer critically injur-1 Delaware, that in Paris

ed and an unofficial total of 186 March 10.

City detectives Christian and guard's pistol and keys and re- persons went to hospital last The names of the remaining lensed two other prisoners..

night when two New Haven rallen

At Hastings and Torquay Acreo Bald that the 23-year-old four soldiers have not been dis-

These three then released road passenger traine collided at

there were no restaurant queues. intended victim was dusting off closed by the United States three more men and made a dash a crossover track Boston's dian sector, the Americans may Two Scottish fishing boats land-her bands when they drove up.

not have broken out at Bainted 4,000 finks and cased, the food Associated Press, for the main gate, where they outskirts.

None of the passenger cars Lo with such spectacular suc situation at Bridlington. The overturned or were damaged..

parking of many thousands of motor-curs presented difficultier

London, April 22. about fighting in Tunisia called at some seaside resorts,

Bearborough" saw twenty sea-

Mr. Walter Nath, Deputy "The Battle in Pay-off." The Battle of Caen wan pay-off in bathers in the water before Prime Maister of New Zealand, Normandy, as thousands of breakfast though the noa tem- arrived in England by air last | night to attend. the Dominion Canadians who fought thoro porature was 49 degrees, know.-Router.

In spite of 12 hours' sunshine Premiers Conference. -Reuter.

Army Authoritien.

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Boston Rail Disaster

Boston, Apr. 22,

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Mollison is slated to have left on Thursday and no- thing has been heard of him

• since. It is suggested that ho has made a forced land- Ing. Router.

The escapo started when one assaulted and disarmed throo of the prisoners asked his guard guard). for permission to leave his cell. An they reached the street, The Injured passungere includ- Mr. Ingersoll wrote a book As soon as the guard unlocked they word Involved in a gun ed 10 Navy men and some of the the door of the cell, the prisoner battle with six more guards, 40 Wheaton College girls return threatened him with a wooden who succeeded in wounding one ing to school from their Easter gun painted black to resemble of prisoners. The remaining vacation. The cause of the accid an army automatic,

five mon managed to cacape, ont is still unexplained, Asso The man

then noired the Router.

clated Press..

Round The Rezorts....

were on strike, '.'

Operations will be gradually stepped, up until all mincs are producing normally, it was on- nounced "today." The minera A prowler who grabbed a girl signed a new contract on Fri

Atlanta, April 22,

Here is a round-up from holl-last night was bitter on the day, giving them wage In- day centres:

hand. kicked in the atomach, ercance of $1.48. daily and also Brighton was not yet its pre-struck on the chin and Imocked six montha retroactive pay of war self but some amusements flat with another blow to the were open and visitors queued jaw. up to enjoy them.

ning aid one-fourth centa hourly-Associated Press.

THE WEATHER

Today's forecast Fair, with light southerly to south-wester- ly winds.

Yesterday's temperaturco,

eta:

Maximum:-84 deg, at noon Minimum:72 deg.. at 3 am, Bunshine-8% hours, Max. Humidity:--1 por cont.

from 1 to 8 M30