1946-06-19 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1946,

Aberdeen Fishermen Rewarded

FERRY WORKERS For Rescue Of Airman AWARDS TO H.K.

DISSATISFIED

Liaison Visit

ployces of the two-Ferry To Nanking

A

representative from

the

A mass meeting of cm- Companies was held at the premises of the Chin- ese Seaman's Union on Hong Kong War Crimes Investi- Monday evening, when gation Team has just returned the new scale of pay and from a linison visit to the Chin- ese War Crimes Authorities in rice allowance offered by Nanking. He reports that the their employers were Chinese Authorities there are trying Lt. Gen. Sakai Takaaht, discussed.

the commander of the Japanese 23rd. Army at the time of the fall of Hong Kong in 1941 for War Crimes.

Earlier, the men expressed dis- "mengre satisfaction with the ineroase" In wiges granted by their employers and the miet- ing was called to decide on a future course of action.

Two fishermen from Aberdeen village have re- ceived official recognition from the United States Army Air Force of the rescue of an American pilot, M. J. Crehan, who bailed out during an air raid over Hong Kong on Jan. 16, 1945.

The two men are Fok Kam-wah,

58, and Fak Kani-lo, 24, father and son, both natives of Aberdeen." They have been offered a monetary

reward.

two

The claim put in by the fishermen with AGAS, the Ameri- can pilot rescue service. In Sep- ember last year is the only one of

about half a dozen claims of the

kind that has been considere: suf- Heiently substantiated by evidence,

"BEAT THE

RETREAT"

Combined bands of HMS. "Anaon" and HMS. "Voner- uble" will "Beat the Retreat" at 6 pm

on Thursday on Murraj Barracks Fastball Grand.

under the command of the Gen. water for a considerable time. The Rust Marks

All evidence connected with the capture of HK. by troops The meeting unanimously de- has been handed over to the cided that the new scale offer-Chinese and is being taken into ed was inadequate and repre- consideration. sentations would be renewed for

the men's original demands to

be met.

men

Representatives of the appointed at the mooting yes- terday have made fresh repres sentations to their employers.

Kowloon Dockyard

The number of men at work in the Kowloon Dockyards now 3,000 which

excerda

is more

than the number working - fore the strike. Some of the es were newly engaged by the contractora,

hand several On the other hundred men have been thrown Feat of employment, either through dismissal just before because they re- the strike or

Bee

fused to return to work wat of

for sympathy

the dismissed men. These meu have sunt re

Major te presentatives

intervene on their Chauvin ta hehalf with the Dock Company. Apart from these there are abmit 70 coppersmiths who still refuse to return to work unless

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In due course a report will, nu doubt, be forthcoming as to the result of the trinl.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES

Crehan was picked up off Ling Tin after he had been in the rescue took place about o'clockt in the afternoon and the boat an- chored for the night off Po Ton

In their statement on the in-

gident, the two fishermen recal

that Crehan remained awake a long time with his revolver, which he had munuged to retain, in hand. evidently uncertain of the | fishermen's intentions.

Fired Shot

Game Away

ARMY OFFICERS

Maj.-Gen. F. W. Fes- ting, G.O.C. Land Forces, Hong Kong, has been in- cluded in the King's birthday honours (mili- tary) by the award of the Companion of the Order of the Bath.

Other awards are:

O.B.E.

Col. W. E. 'S. Foster, Assis- tant Director of Medical Ser- vices, Land Forcen.

M.B.E.

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LA-Col. J. H. Gibson, who was

HELIGOLAND TO BE "BLOWN-UP'

(By Michael Goldsmith)

Cuxhaven, June 18. The German island of Heligoland, honeycombed. with many miles of fortifications and rimmed with reinforced concrete, will be "completely blown up" within three months.

A senior Royal Navy officer

the Associated Presa

told "nothing but a pile of rocka Plane Faster

British Than Sound

will remain.

Heligoland,

once

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Washington, June 18. The United States Army Air reported a new

colony, was given to Germany. in exchange for Zanzibar in

1886. The Germans developed

of the strongest Forces have it into one naval fortresses in the world, high-speed multiple blade pro- a "bastion peller which promised aircraft regarding it

peeds greater pointing towards England."

than sound, which is roughly 700 miles per of Helige hour. The destruction land will really hurt the Gër- it hurts them most," the officer said.

Several hundred tons of high explosive will be used, probably

Give Adjunt and Quarter, mane, where

nader General, Land Forces, Hong Kong, until May, 1946.

Maj. R. Hardy, Royal En- gineers

Maj. R. G. Gould. Port Com-in one great blust. mandant's Staff.

Subedar Akba Ali. No. 103

A Chinese detective's decision

of whom tackle two men, both might have been armed and with Workshop, his

t waiting for reinforcements was commented upon by the ollicer prosecuting, Sub-insp. Andrews, in Kowloon Court yesterday. On (of the men drew a revolver on the

detective's approach.

The man, Li Yiu-choi, 21, unem ployed; was sentenced

yesterday by Messrs. W. H. Latimer and Horace L, sitting together.

possession of an lens're wapin

unlawful possession of a 33 re

The propeller in atill in the planning stage. It is to be five for six feel in diameter with six or eight blades and a spinner half the diameter of the blades, to reduce drag. It would turn The officer explained that the 3,000 to 8,000 revolutions per island would not completely dis- minute, triple the present top appear, because it is situated in speed,

The official service journal comparatively shallow water in

"Air

Force" reporting thin the North Sen.

development, said a recently de- "But its remants will never veloped gan tarbine engine has again be at for human habita-sufficient power to drive the tion," he added.

blades at such speeds. An ex-

British Empire Medal R.S.M. J. Spencer, 44 Royal Marine Commandon,

Feotballers will be glad to learn of the award to R.S.M. Spencer.

The officer disclosed

engine-propeller that inting Spencer is the manager of the 44 U. M. Commando team and its there has been strong opposition bination has pulled an experi- at better than representative on the council of to blowing up the island from mental fighter

British ornithologists who fear. 500 miles per hours, the publica- the Football Association.

com-

three year imprisonment 19 De Through his efforts the Com-ed the operation might have a tion said. This is _comparable_

tion.

Arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel

Shortly after dawn on the fol. on Monday were F. G. Wiltios

Shell Co.), R. F. G. White (H.K. lowing day, the junk set anil for Police), J. 3. 1. 1. Stuart and Tan Kon Tin when Creban spent Isle (H.K. Prisons), A. Arnold the whole of the morning on dick Dackyard), R. Bathurst (Chinese Finally,

over the mechanism of his Maritime Customs). Mr, and fired one round into the air con

antisfied, he DA,

(Gerat Northern Steffensen

and Paul Viane įsiderably frightening all on board Telegraphy

with intent to commit a fany and mando team assisted in raising who numbered 12-ns it wa: French Consul, Cantont.

considerable sum for local Departures the same day wen

were in thanese patrol boats volver and fire rotings of amumuni-'charities known that

through the first W/Cdr. R. C. Haine, S. 8. Uarris,

He had al Rh

charity football game against a vaged to retain Ben, J. Lewis and Cant, Y. P. Wassell.

alin of emergency rations which Another defendant, 1.: fng-yan. Combined Chinese side at King's he shared with all on board. Be121, was sentenced to three months Park last year.

not imprisonment for laitering with was offered food but Wis tempted by anything out of the intent to commit a felony. fishermen's fare but dried fish.

Chinese detective Mak Sla-num On the third day after he was picked up, the Junk renched Namsaid that about 8.45 1. on 3lny 18 he received information that Hand 10 which was in the

guerillas. Chinese

accused were planning to commit AROUND THE COURTS Here Crear was able to speak to the fishermen them behind a pillar in Tung Choi an unlawful act. He waited for threagh an interpreter and assur-Street. He saw Li Yiu-chol walk ed them that Japan would be de-up to the side window of a house frated in a

very short time.

with the other secused following some distance behind.

Aber Among arrivals by the teen Victory which left San Fran cisco on May 28 were Menses Lac Ming, Quan Chou, Quak Yet. ?. E. Cox and Lee Wan.

Transit passengers for Cel. In- pluded Messrs. P. F. Harrison, J. Mina, J. Caballero, B. Haganna. Areenas jud H. A, Prunir.

Dock Company agrees to pay them wages for the period. they were on strike and to en- warkers through {tag! new their labour union,

Money Mart

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3.

Spencer has been in China before. Be served with the Royal Navy on the Yangtae some years ago.

A Chinese woman, Lau Hung, was fined $100 or

two months'

hard labour by Mr. C. Y. Kwan

istant manager of J.C.1.1, left Mr. J. de Josselin de Jung, as-

He gave Fak Kam-lo shirt

at the Central Magistracy yester ar Manila yes erday by

and a pair of trousers as a sou-

day for unlawful possession of He drew his revolver and chul- Tjbadak on a short business trip. venir. He also gave him a letter

four taels of raw opium at the the rescue.

loged Li Other passengers

Mrs. were

Ping-yan, whom he Vehicular Ferry Wharf. Fing Work Ruby in Manila and son.

Foks, father and son, re-handcuffed. The other accused pro- wife of the turned to Cheung

For keeping No. 60, Percival Chow Island ceeded to run into a partly demo-Street, first floor, as an opin Chinese

where after some months they got lished house and as the detective divan. Li Cheung was fined $400 Mr. Ka Eng Lee, manager of the

into trouble following word of tho || chased him with the first prisoner Swalow Lace Co., Bishop Mannel

verzue reaching the ears of in in tow, the man drew a revolver.

ar one months' hard labour. Trat. Fathers Augusto Antonin,

formers. Antonio Pinon and Gregorio Ray- mundo of the Spanish Procura- tion, Mr. P. Botelho and Mr. Eilus Biits.

The bottom slipped oul

you- Chinese National Currency terday afternoon when, after an uncertain opening in the morzing. peoplo

rushed to sell and brought closing rates down to $2.01 for The tow and 52.18 for spot (per futures

f in the :ic Gold also join

Major-Gen. Kerra arrived by Opening at $480 a fuel it feil tonir yesterday from Saigon.

and after remaialar $476 uncertain for a while it took

at noon.

Foreign

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MAC'S CAFETERIA

Redecorated

and

The

Bought Out

damaging effect on the migrat ory birds who use Heligoland as point for their the starting scuthward flight each autumn.

"I can only assure them," he said, that when we have finish ed with it, it will be the mest

bird wonderful nothing but a pile of rocks." Associated Press.

to the speed of the present jet- propelled aircraft.

Dr. R. M. Mills, nerodynamic expert at the Army's Wright Field, Ohio, said in the journal: "We will have propeller-driven aeroplanes

the approaching speed of sound in the immedi- sanctuary-ate future. The advent of jet- propulsion will no more replace the echventional propeller in- stallations that will pure rocket replace the jet engine."-AB- sociated Press.

KILLER DOG SHOT DEAD

and

Farouk Stops Strike

Cairo, June 18.

telegraph

After strong police forces' yesterday surrounded the tele- graph headquarters in Cairo, where the strikers had barri- caded themselves, to

prevent food and water reaching them, some strikers managed to reach the palace, where they asked King Farouk "to protect us."

Aysgarth, York, June 18. The killer dog that has pla gued Yorkshire dales farmers for more than a month And The Egyptian killed a hundred sheep is dead. workers' strike, which paralysed Police Constable Cyril Jaett-the country's internal telegraph Not wishing to risk an exchange constable, of No. 444. Nathan career last night when he shot day" following

Lau Marg-siu, 33. ex-special son of Asking stopped the dog's system for 48 hours ended to- intervention by of fire in an unfavourable position, Road, was discharged by Mr. P. it off

King Farouk, the Carperby railway he retreated to the street with his X, d'Almada at the Central Ma-bridge and finally killed it with The incident was hushed an for first prisoner and waited *ome

vostorday, afternoon, his second shot. other Kistracy the a time by means of bribery. The considerable" Time" for

when Mr. R. S. Smith applied for elder Fok was arrested by the Gen-Din to emerge.

The dog was a large Alsatian, a withdrawal of the case. darmerie but was bought out by

Lau was charged under the De-weighing over five stone fence Regulations of

measuring five feet nine inches 1940.

from nose to tail, had been hunt- A telescope, repairer, Lounged on the moors since May 31. Kung-pui, 40, was charged before it had ranged over 200,000 acres Mr. George She at the Central of land from Mashamshire te

At the King's request, food Magistracy yesterday with lar-Great Whernside and further was allowed to enter the build- ceny of a quantity of brass screws, Northwest to Buckden Pike,

ing, while official promise was lens and other articles belonging Earlier in the day, a mass given to the strikers' request for to the Admiralty from the Naval

drive of Waldendable and better working conditions. Dockyard.

Coverdale men was in operatice The strike involved more over a wide area while men frumthan 1,000 Egyptian telegraph Wharfdale guarded- Buckden

operators and other workers. Pike but the drive proved of no Reuter.

The killer had escaped. In the evening, the dog was seen at Aysgarth railway station and was hunted along the rail- way track for over a mile-by- fore being shot.

When he did, the detective RV his family for a bribe of 50,000 chase and forced him to stop. He military yen

found that the man had abandon whole family then had toed his revolver. At Mongkok o into hiding and were compelled Police Station, however, he con- fronted him with rust marks on selves ng the Japanese had can- celled their rations of rice, his clothes and accused led a party of detectives to a piece of ground sene, oil and sugar.

where the revolver was found.

headlong leap to $466 at the close.

currencies were not

refurnished, ar less stationary. U.S. doilars Mac's reopened yester- and buyers from $6.37 to $5.1.4. aeteris tenen Stero sell their junk to support them Sterling from $15.90 to $130. Cafeteria and Snack Bar wits be Australian pounds from $12.50 45 $13.40.

S'hai Exchange

..

Shanghai, June 18. The 10 am, rates were:-

Buying Selling CNS CNS 187,300 187.800 2,550 2,570 437

180,500

450

Hong Kong Dollars___ 452

189,000

2,580 450

Gold per ounce U.S. Dollars

Closing rates were:---

Gold per ounce

U.S. Dollars*.

Hong Kong Dollars

Unofficial market. Associated Press.

oven till 11 p.m. and later thi huurs may be extended if neces

sary,

A quick lunch serviza is the Intestinovation.

This evening "at "eight" o'click there will be another of the pond. lar concerts of light recorded arusic at the Toc II Services Club. St. Andrews, Nathan Road, Kow Joon. The programme will include j items by the following artistes and orchestras. Noel Coward, Mary "Iartin. Dino Shore, Charlie Kunz, Vern Lynn, Bing Crosby, Ambrose, Artie Shaw, doe Los, Benny Goodman and Joo Daniels.

Readers' Letters

"Chinaman"

Sir-Your correspondent, Wong Kam Ning, was a little extreme

dors kindly come forward with more comprehensive explanations of the objectionable significance, as it appears to possess, of the

word Chinaman?

BALONIA.

They managed, however, to sur- vive the remaining three months of the wor.

Criminal Sessions

TRAM COMPANY "BLITZ"

Some 15 Chinese were charged before Mr. F. X. d'Almada at the Central Magistracy yesterday with breach of the traffic regulations by travelling on the side of a "trum-

car.

Accused were arrested by traffic patrol for hanging on to the side of a tramear.

Of the 22 cases for this month's criminal acssions before the Act Ing Chief Justice, Mr. Justice E. H. Williams at the Supreme Court

Five accused who failed to ap- yesterday, the Taui Kwok-chung near in Court had their bail of $10 High reason case and the Lukevirented, while those who present

Tung Hotel murder case were were each, fined $1.00., fixed for hearing respectively 20-

and

day

Defendents in the other 17 cases, who pleaded not guilty. were reminded, while the remain- ing four cases in which the rea- pective accused picaded gulity were dealt with and sentenced accordingly.

aen-

when he declared in no uncertain Chinnman terms that the word was an insult. The tone of that p

The four concluded cases were Sir-May i have what is, Yiu Mei-sing. 22, hawker, pille about stuffing intestines busi- ness. (June Bih under

the last word on this subjectenced to six years hard labour caption hope,

of "Chinese" and "Chinamen "Saving Food") undoubtedly, had |

robbery: To "Five Ignorant Engllarden" for

Wong Yes, 27, clomething to do with his out-

to three

burat.

ne sentenced

and ammunition:

unemployed.

Accused, admitting the theft, zli he needed the tools for his work at night.

Sentence of three months hard labour was

imposed.

avail.

Walter Benson Pollard, of the Wireless Unit, R.A.F., was sum moned before Mr. George Ske-at the Central Magistracy yesterday for driving a motor cvelo nt

Farmers estimate the dog had Queen's Road East, Hennessy done damage in the region of Road and Ewo Street without due

£1,000.-Reuter. care and caution and with speed- ing.

At the request of Inspector Alexander, the summons was nd- journed for two weeks...

Junk Sinks

Many People Are UNRRA Rice

"Sub-Standard”

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With

A cargo junk---the "Kin Shing" ---with 1,600 bags of UNRRA rico on board for Canton was sunk off Capsulmun on Monday

The junk, was one of a seven

also given three years' bard Cci. E.J.R. Mitchell threwed as a good prospect with every battering the junk sank. bloady battle, frequently an. I draw your attention to the fact offense; and Xip Nga almi- some interesting light on this chance of living up to the pro- Yik-seng, estimates the cost of

not be for wrong in saying that

In news

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BRITAIN REJECTS

DENIAL

London, June 18. Britain made public yeater- day the text of a note rejecting Rumania's denials of press cen- sorship and restrictions on civil liberties.

In the latest of a series of notes exchanged between the two

de- governments Britain clared the Rumanian explana- tion "not only contains in- accuracies but gives a complete- ly inadequate and distorted pic- ture of conditions as they exist.

Associated Press,

APPEAL FROM

VIENNA

An astonishingly large number of people are "sub-afternoon, fortunately without

standard" according to insurance company loss of life. classifications, and these are put on special taken in tow by the steam launch

London, June 18. rating for varying periods according to the "Kwong Wah," and all carrying I would like to point out that for years hard labour and 10 strokes

Theodor Koerner, Lord Mayor The "Five Ignorant English-sonte reason the Chinese object to of the case for unlawful posses-

nature and degree of their physical impair-UNRRA rice to Cantco. Foul of Vienna, has sent the following the second appellation and for thatsion of arms moa" may be reminded that

ments.

weather get in as they neared telegram to Florello laGuardia,

the words, by popular use or misuse, reason it has been dropped from Wong Tin-chi, 27,

Capsulraun, and after a severe | Director-General of

U.N.- acquire meanings quite differant polite conversation, ele. by. non-

R.E.A., according to the Vlonna from their dictionary ones. I may Chinese.

labour and 10 strokes for a

The master of the junk, Ng radios To Mr. Wong Kam-ning, might

32, mis phase of life insurance in his verbial three score and ten."

"Distress In Vienna and vicinity tress of a sampan. sentenced to talk that you Chinese call yourselves lono:

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on "Underwriting Sub- The speaker draw a line be his craft at HK$10,000, He says has reached a grade which causes

tho columns, alway? Chinamen? You will. I am sure, and hochure Standard Lives" at yesterday's tween sub-standard rating and that he alao, lost personal be Pounds awkward, while a bloom-

greatest anxiety, Unless help Viu Mei-sing was charged, with

La coming, the population will Under longings worth $1,000; two tacle collapse. ing troe," beautiful and gramina rardun mo if I prove my point by ene other not in custody, with, weekly luncheon of the Rotary extra-hazardous rating. tically

is almost unmen using your national tongue, and correct,

the latter, he said, an insured of gold $800 in banknotes; and armed with dagger and a revol Club..

"As Lord Mayor of Vienna, not Cantonese, bat do tlonable.

you not even vor, robbing Cheung Höl-kim- at

address to you the urgent request: The ward Chinaman might have in the latter use an oquivalent to No. 24. Bonham Strand East on les refused to underwrite such not supposed to take more than

He said that English compan- person was, until the last war, CN$200,000 in CN notes.

Come to Vienna and convince Chung-kuo-jen, boon vulgarized, perhaps by do-

Midlo Kingdom Feb. 12 of HK$8,000, US$100 rieke but American and Caa-25ights in a plane a year, and

yourself on the spot. We can no ings like the

(1.0. China) Men"? chanting by "touna”

longor carry on."--Reuter, CN$2,500,000, a wrist watch and dian companies took a broader) would be charged a rating of 2 | To both parties in the argua

STOLE LAM BULB juveniles of questionable breeding

extra. for overy 10 ment, might I close with a máxin in certain parts of the world, and

Wong Yeg was accused of hav and more liberal view and sim- per 1000

LOITERED acquired the implication of famili- which he might well have done in and five rounds of ammunition. in sub-standard rating. That Rotarian B, Wong Tape of the electrician, by Mr. George She ut

which Confucius nover wrote but ing possessed an automatic pistol ply covered themselves with a

Sentence of alx weeks hard The speaker was thanked by labour was imposed on Li 50, 21,

“WITH INTENT” arity, hence unavoidably contemp- tuous.

a caso Jika thlat The Superior Nathan Road on May 9 without r ing has been successively re- Sun Life Assurance Co. of Can- the Central Magistracy yesterday, "Chinaman" seems to have be- Man couldn't care less.

Two 19-year-old unemployed, So duced with the advance of me. CIVVY.

Wing Tin-chi was alleged to "follow" or come curiously like

'dical 'setoncé and the advent of

for larceny of an electric buib | Tsal and Ng Kong, were charged have carried a revolver and seven such wonder cures as Penicillin Commodore W.A.D. Brook mak "boy" In such expressions as "that

Among those present was Airfrom a tramcar.

before Mr. George She at the Con- so-and-so fellow" or "Boy!" But

rounds of ammunition without a and others.

When accused was searched two tral Magistracy yesterday with frat we hear of "The Hon. Who-

license on May 10 in Peace

ing his first appearance at the other bulbs were found in his pos- loitering with intout to commit a Avongo, Kawloon, isit, Fellow of Wotnot Spelety,"

Between figures and statintier Club as an honorary member;

session.

felony at Queen's Road Central "july good fellow" and "Adolf bia

Col, Mitchell, Injected humour: Gueats present were Flt.

ngar Cochrane Btreat. Both ac boy!" o "Chinaman" is employed

into his talk with stories of Lieut. Fridge and Mesara, Ken-

cuted had previous convictions. by established

denots,

specific cases.

Beatrice of wellers to

noth Johnston, T. Addis Martinere stolen by Alz men who antar labour was imposed

Six gold rings, valsød at $400,0

Korean

armonths' hard with sympathy, the Ingenuous na-

"An opium addict is a sub and Charles Duff Mr. H. Sed aroldsmith shop1 091 Another two Chinese, Wong tive of China

Ping and Wone Fal-hung, were I wish to declare that those are

to provide the information you re proceedings and which he knew standard case, but provided ho Kierkegaard, pas president of Shanghai Strost, Mongkok merely my personal observations. quire. Please call at this office to be failed or did not Balleve to by over 35 and sinckes not more the Foochow Club, was a visit 10.80 am, yuterday. Three of each spatopoed (to-four.. weeks'

than 5 pipes a day, he is accept- Fing Rotarian.. Would one of your learned rex-for the money you enclosed.—Bd. I teuo.

hard labour for a similar offense."

Answer To Correspondent

icense.

Pez,

Yip Ng, a Crown witness in the JUST JAKË-Wo regret that case against Choung, Sam at the our reference books wore can- Kowloon Magistracy, was charged akderably zabotaged by thor Japa with unlawfully making stato nese and we so therefore unablement which was material to the

flights.

ada.

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