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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1946,

LAW BRITAIN WON'T ADMIT Rickets

Might Be Too "Unfaithful Wife" Appeal Fails Spreading

Strong For G.B.

New York, Juns 4. Possibility that one of the big- get nations might veto the resů. rity council sub-committee's

re-

commendation for a United Na- tions break with Franco Spain loomed as a factor in council nc- tion on the Spanish ense on June

have pro.

Two of the powers having velo rights, France and China, eigned the subcommittee's posal as members of the instignt-

Misconduct Not

Licence To Kill

London, June 4,

The Unwritten Law is not the law of Britain. This was decided yesterday by the House of Lords -the highest court in the land,

No man can plead justification for killing a wife

because she has been unfaithful. The historic decision was reach-

Mufti Back

ing group. The other three, Bried by five Law Lurds when, an- tain, the United States and Rus sin, have nel tipped their hands, However examination of the must dreinrations of their dele-. rates indicates that the proposa might be too strong to sult Bri- 241520

that decided saimously, they Leonard Holines, 32-year-old Not- tingham ex-soldier, must die.

and the United States but not strong enough for Hussin.

Britain and the United States, have made known their distrus; government but for the Madrid

over- advocated peaceful hnve

throw of France.

Holmes appealed to Britain's final tribunal against the sentence of death parsed on him for kill- ing his wife with a coal her lust February.

His appeal was designed to test the validity of the Unwritten Law. He pleaded that his wife had con- fessed infidelity.

Confession

In The Lists

Jerusalem, June 4.

The Mufll of Jerusalem. Ilaj- jemmin el Husseini, appenteil to the people of the Arab world "to stand firm behind Palestino" in a message from Paris last night, Calling on Palestine Arabs to

DISORDER IN BURMA

London, Juno 4. Arthur Henderson, Partia- mantary under-Scoretary of State for India and Burma, announced yesterday that the Government of Burma had

asked to

apply informa tion on reports of disorder, murder and looting there.

Henderson made the disclo- cura $12 reply to a questioner in the House of Commons, Lt.- Col. Mervyn James Wheatley. who had demanded to kom sehat steps the

to counteract was, taking unti-British ferlings which, he anid, were being created hy veditionists in Burma.—Anag- riated Press.

Returning

uning Lard Simon (presiding) said unite in opposition to Zinism, War Dead

that the reasons be and Lords Macmillan. Porter, Simonds, and du Parcq had dismissed the ap peal would be given later.

The sub-committee After a At the end of a five-day hear- meath

decided of study animously to recommend to the it ask the security council that general assembly to call for a United diplomatic break by the Nations with Franco if he atill in power in September when the assembly meets in New York. -Associated Press.

in a mensage to his nephew Jamal Husseini,

Chairman of

Government

In Germany

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Berlin, June 4. ceived instructions from Colonel Hugh Hester, Custodian of Property to sell by chief of the food and Public Auction on agriculture branch of the Wednesday, the 5th, June 1946 American military gov. commencing at 9.30 am. ernment, said yesterday that there was "a very 12 of The Hongkong & Kowloon at the premisen of Godown No. reasonable hope" that the Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., food situation in the Am-{ Kowloon. [erican zone would im-

prove "from how on."

A tripartite nutritional sur-f vey committee reported that} children up to the age of three were adequately nourished in terms of caloric intake but showed signs of deficiencies in vitamin B and iron.

Among children from three to six years, the committee anid, "rickets is becoming more! prevalent and nutritional anklemia is increasing."

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LOTS OF MISCEL- LANEOUS GOODS, comprising:

Cow Hides,

Horse Hides, Sheep Skin, Sulphur, Straw Goods Resin,

Paints and Oils, -Iron Ware,

Sulphates, Phosphates, Car- bonates,

Steel Wire.

Porcelain Ware,

Etc., Etc., Etc.

Children from six to 18 were found to be apathetic in school and many showed evidence of the Arab higher committee, the

Indianapolis, June 4. retarded or arrested growth.

The above premises will be Mufti said, "Palestine is the But here are views expressed

The bodies of nearly 250,000 The greatest decline among open to inspection on 3rd and first line of defence of the Arab service men and during yesterday's hearing:

women killed adults was shown in the aged 4th. June 1940, between 10.00 Lord Simonds-It was a little world and if we give way there, in World War II will be return-and physically unfit.

a.m. and Noon and between difficult to imagine that man danger faces other Arab coun-ed to the United States for The committee said that in 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. who had suspected his wife would tries directly."

burial with military honours, urbans areas, adema-exces Inspection Permits will be be put into such a transport of

In an interview with The As the American Legion said to-water in the muscles due to lack issued by Captain Edwards, passions onder her on Rociated Press, Jamal Husseinf | day.

|of protein-was "reaching, seri- | Office of Custodian of Property, a confession.

said that all Arabs are awaiting du Pare-Even

This will be 80 per cent of our proportion." Associated Peninsula Hotel Arcade, Kow- a con the Mufti's return to the Middle those buried in foreign lands, Press.

Icon. fession might not be true. He

East and added "it will not be said Mancel Talcott, chairman had himself hud #case where

of adultery as evidence.

Everybody Arthur Henderson.

Sir Frank Soskice, K.C.. the bably return to the Levant as will be received by a guard of parlia-

Solicitor-General, argued that a mentary under-secretary of state for India, told the House confession of misconduct could of Commons that 205,000 tons not form the ground for a redue- of cereals were shipped to Indiation of the capital charge.

Food Supply For India

London, June 4.

in May and more than 200,000 tons already were scheduled for shipment in June.

Replying to a questioner, Mr Henderson added an additional 80,000 tons of rice would be shipped in the second quarter of this year compared with an allocation of 14,000 tons for the period.

he refused to accept a confession: We find the suit: wo ugnin" of the Legion's Grave Registra Radar Tests In

wann

He said would pro- tion

soon as he was assured that all honour,

Programme,

New Zealand!

foreign troops had evacuated. Talcott said

there are now Jamal's Arab Party, in a die- 241,000 bodies buried in 35€ Wellington, N.Z., June 4. trict meeting here adopted a re-established

United Statca Mrs. E. K. Lane, Holmes's Jun- solution that

Radar investigations of would the Arabs take miltary cemeteries overseas and importance are tu for counsel and the first

be made at barrister to appear in a murder part in no furher negotiations 18,558 bodies buried in isolated Ashburton in the middle of the appeal before the Lords, suggested regarding the Angle-American places.

Canterbury plains said to be that, if the rules as to what con-commission report on Palestine, Many of them will be return the most suitable place in the

ed to the United States some- British Commonwealth stituted provocation were binding, unless the Mufti participates.

.from Jamal be necessary to

time after the first of next year which to determine the relation- it would surely review them from time to time to

in "White Funeral" fleets. The ship between weather and ultra- government will return only high frequency radio, transmis- meet changes in thought.

those bodies requested by next sion. of kin-Associated Preas.

said "Here is demo- cracy trying to negotiate with a people while denying them the The nature of man being auch, right to their chosen leadership." even some reasonable men, hearAssociated Press. would be put in such a frame of ing a

confession of miscondet. nind as would lend to the killing of their wives.

India's total import require ments of food grains, including fice, Mr. Henderson said, were estimated by the government. Such a confession had been re- of India last March bet eognised in early enses as' form- 4,000,000 tons for 1946.

ing some provocation.

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"Frenzy"

He said it was impossible to estimate how far short of re-t Replying to the Solicitor- quirements tonnage .supplies General's statement that he would would be since no shipping pro- not like it to go abroad in these Kramme for any cereals had days, when soldiers were return-

arranged been

for the lasting to their homes, that a con- quarter

fession of misconduct was licence to kill. Mrs. Lane said the lay-

of the year ard no allocations of rice had been made for the last six months. Associated Press.

Gangsters Taken In Batavia

Batavia, June 4 The Dutch civil lice C.I.D. has captured gang leaders be lieved responsible for the death of five Europeans, including three women, the newspaper "Het Dagblad" ported.

The round-up also resulted in the apprehension of a man who is described as "ring-leader of all ganga operating in Batavia's old town." The ring-leader was quoted as admitting the morder of one European and two In- donesian female servants,

He and his men were said to

confession was ing down of the law that such a not provocation would not prevent men from los- ing control of their feelings.

Lord Simon pointed out that Helmes had admitted that, after striking his wife with a hammer. he put his hands round her neck: with intent kill.

to

Mrs. Lane said that, had the qucation been left to the jury, they might have decided that the man was in the same state of frenzy throughout.

iPhon the verdict

have specialised in kidnapping Six-Point Arab

Indonesians who were employed

—

by Europeans. Associated Press.

Resignation Of

¡Declaration

London, June 4.

CHURCH DENOUNCES ATTITUDE TO SEX

In charge of the project will be Dr. F. E. Jones, senior re- search officer for the British telecommunications research establishment. Scientists for al "year" will take mefeorological measurements from three land- based sites from a vessel off the mouth of Ashburton river and-

aircraft, Associated Press.

A "clearer and bolder exposition of the nature and from claims of Christian marriage" is urged by a committee of the Church of Scotland as "the

only hope of real amendment" of the attitude Soviet-American

"It is only too ciear," says the Pledges

of young people toward sexual relations.

Britain To Testify For Chetnik

Secretary, Mr.

Ernest Bevin,

meet.

JET PLANE'S

RECORD

The Auction is subject to the Conditions of Sale published in the Oth. March 1946 issue of the Gazette.

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

The Undersigned have re- ceived instructions from The Custodian of Property to sell by Public Auction on

Friday, 7th. June, 1946.

commencing at 10.30 am. at the premises of

The Custodian h. 1 Godown, Ma Tau Wai Road, Kowloon.

58 LOTS OF

MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,

comprising:

Electric Wire, Caustic Soda, Copper Coins, Talcum Powder, Galinuta,

-Socks-and-Stockings,

Shirts and Underwear, Solidified Paraflin, Joss Paper, Chinese Medicine

and

Lend' Ore Etc., Etc., Et:. ·

The above premises will bo open to inspection on 5th. and

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers,

report of the Committee on Church and Nation, presented

Washington, June 4, to the General Assembly of the President Truman and the Church of Scotland, "that what Soviet Ambassador, Nikolai were once acknowledged to be Noviko, exchanged pledges to- breaches of an eccepted moral day to work toward an improve- code are now regarded by many ment of Soviet-American re- London, June 4.-

as quite natural.

Intions, when Novikov present- Mr. Hector McNeil, Under- "The prevalent violation of ed his credentials 18 am. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, an accepted morality is a grave bassador. told the House of Commons to matter, but much graver is the President Truman said the n-day, in reply to a question, that explicit disowning cf it."

United States would give nounced. Mra, Lane clenched her permission has been given to Nothing is more certain To prompt and sympathetic con- hands, whispered, "I did my best," certain British officials to for undermine the home life of a sideration to Soviet proposals and hurried out. She was con- ward evidence on behalf of people (the report udda) "than for achieving this goal, and he gratulated by Lord Simon on the General Draza Mihailovich the assumption that promiscuity asked for similar consideration way she put her arguments. through the British Embosay.

Now the only way Holmes'a life can be saved is by

and sexual experimentation be for American suggestions to Leonard This evidence, he said, was fore marriage will leave the in- that end. the Home Secretary, Mr. Chuteri

delivered to the Assistant tegrities of married life, when Novikov aucceeds Andrei 6th. June, 10-16, between Ede. if he recommends a repriev

Minister for Foreign Affairs entered прод, uncompromised Gromyko as ambassador to the 10.00 a.m. and Noon, and to the King. No public petition on May 18, and on May 28 the and unimpaired.

United States. Gromyko is between 2.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. will be organised.

Yugoslav Minister for Foreign "Here

is a situation which now permanent Soviet represen- The Auction lo subject to the Affairs said, according to the calls for the anxious concern of tative to the United Nations Conditions of Sulc published in official Yugoslav news agency, the Christian preacher and Security Council. Associated the 9th. March, 1946 issue of that all written statements made

parent. It is a situation which Press.

the Gazette. would be passed on to the court the best system of sex education for its judgment

Mr. McNeil said the Foreign in schools can never adequately!

Visit To Troops The Arab Higher Front not intend to request the

A special conimittee appoint- new. Palestine Arab political Yugoslav Government to pro- grganisation representing the vide special facilities to British ed to consider questione concern. five parties opposed to Jamal subjects who wished to give ing the use of contraceptives in 1 Husseini's Arab Higher Com- oral evidence at the trial. Such the Forces reports that it is for 1,000 kilometers of 482 miles Washington, June 4.

"hase-mittee-tonight issued a six- request by the United States satisfied that official policy is an hour, flying a round trip be- St. Louis in cepted the resignation of Mr. point declaration of its political Government has already been against the offering of contra- tween Dayton and

coptives.

one hour, 20 minutes and

31 one refused, he added.-Reuter, on only as United alma, differing

"Before the Church could in-seconds.. sist upon the cessation of the States representative to the

Pilot Lieut. Henry Johnson, of availability practice," however, Wright Field, thus cracked the "It would require to he

record of 440 miles an hour act another P.80 vinced that its abolition, if on May 10 by

the came "Shooting Star over secured, would not create evils greater than those if cought to

The pre-war record Was 325 remedy."

miles an hour held by Raly.—As- London, June 4.

The Rev. C. W. G. Taylor, aociated Press. Byrnes, United States Secretary foreign troops from Palestine, terday that Lieut-Gen. Lucius D. Church of Scotland to troops of Moscow radio complained yes during a visit on behalf of the of State, had attended to per- the immediate cessation ̈ of Clay's decision to halt the ship- suade him to retain his seat at Jewish immigration to Pales- ment of factories from the AmeriC.M.F. and S.E.A.C. bad told the Security Council table.

tine, complete stoppage of sale can occupied zone of Germany to the committee that the taqti- After hie resignation, Mr.

of Arab lund to Jews and a 100 Russia was "a crude and flagrant mony of several chaplains was Stettinius told reporters:

per cent enforcement of Arnb violation of the decisions the allies to the effect that the issuing or am not a candidate for uny

with respect offering of contracentives was boycott political job."—Reuter,

of Jewish goods. previously adopted

without to Germany??

eficial sanction, and Reuter,

(Clay, doputy-American mill-liable, if it occurred, to official tary governor, In what ho derpolicy of facing realitles, reprimand. dered a further shipment of in-

La Paz, Bolivia,, June 4. dustrial reparations stopped until Railway workers, demanding

Stettinius

Truman

President

Edward. Stettinius

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it is officially announced,

point from Jamal Husseini's

of

United Nations Organisation. Palestine cast to the United Moscow Radio

The announcement was made only four hours after Mr. Stet-

Nations Organisation.

The Higher Front manifesto, re-affirms Palestine Arab de-

timius had left a White Housemands for the establishment of conference, at which both the President and Mr. James

STILL DON'T KNOW

Bucharest, June 4. Censorship here has for-1 bidden the publication of the

An

Arab democratic state in! Palestine, the withdrawal of all.

CONSTABULARY

TAKE OVER.

Frankfurt, June 4.

Has A Complaint

or-

con-

A

Dayton, Ohio, June 4. jot-propelled P-80 fighter. yesterday set a now world record'

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