Army Releases Requisitioned Houses
Kuala Lumpur, July 4. The military authorities In are releasing requisi- Malaya toned houses au fast as possible, aald the Union Governor, Sir Edward Gent, at a meeting of his Advisory Council.
He said he could assure the Council that any suggestion that the military are unappreciative of the civilian situation, or backward in rotensing property. the moment it is possible, is without foundation.
The Governor added that both civil and military authorities "must get ahead with a build- to ing programme" not only meet the present needs, but to be in time for the inevitable re- quirements in the future.
(The European community of Kuala Lumpur recently cabled a protest to Mr. Clement Attice complaining of the shortage of housing beenuse of military re- quisitioning. Only five per cent f the British troops in Malaya are accortimodated in War De- partment buildings, and another 20 per cent are under canvas,
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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1946.
U.S. PRESTIGE IN CHINA IS CAREENING DOWNHILL
(By John Roderick)
Rifle Ammo
Box
For possession of, 485 rounds of ritle ammunition without n permit Hui Chung-kwong and Chan Hol were each sentenced
Pelping, July、4. American prestige in China-at an indisputable all-time high four months ago-is careening downhill at a rate so precipitous that it win take most drastic action in Washington to curb it. Events of the past week and the views of dozens of Chinese of all political complexions with
to nine montha' hard labour by whom I have talked confirm this. The growing feeling that the minance. The latter condition Mr. George She at the Central
result in Magistracy yesterday. two headed American policy to- presumably would
Inspector Allen said that and military wards China is helping to fan greater economic
about 4.30 am. on June 29, a the flames of civil war and pro- benefits to Russin.
The catch In this sort of rea-constable on duty in Main Street long the period of economic un- rest is gaining a wide foothold soning lies in the apparent re- East, Shaukiwan, saw the two of Generalissimo accased passing the old Police not only with the Communists luctance and Liberals but with bankers Chiang Kai-shek's Government Station. They had a box, con-
talning the ammunition. to accede to any sort of repre- and businessmen generally.
The tremendous demonstra-sentative coalition now,
As long as Nanking continues tion of public feeling in Shang- hai and the activity of serret to stall, the democratic United police in Nanking against the States is placed in the awkward penco delegates are outcroppings position of supporting a general- of this sentiment. The gravity ly unpopular Government whose of the anti-American attitude desire are for less democracy was underlined three days ago and not more. Associated when Communist Chairman Mao Tse-tung
broké h year-long silence publicly to excoriate the American desire to increase military aid to the Chinese Gov- ernment,
Fistrust Rising
Last February, when General George C. Marshall had appar- " would rather prefer a death ently set the nation's feet firm- sentence," said Wong Kar-fung,ly on the road to unity mud de- mocracy, both sides would glad- 36, when he was sentenced four years' hard labour and ninely have given the United States strokes of the came by Mr. T. Janything it wished. That situa Gould, Acting Paisne Jure, attion has been replaced by one of the Supreme Court yesterday increasing distrust. for armed robbery.
Presa.
Both accused were employed on a ship lying alongside the Wing Lok Wharf. They said that they found the box while looking for scrap metal at Lyce
Dr. T. W. Ware is to assume the post of Chairman, Urban Council, vice Mr. T. Megarry.
Omura Given Seven Year Sentence
AIR CRASH
Stigapore, July 4. Royal Air Forco plano combed Alalaya today for a RAF Dakola which die- appeared last Saturday on ita way to Rangoon with 11 Ser vice passengers and a crew of five.
The plane, fant heard of when bad weather forced it to turn back over Siam, is pre- Bumed to have crashed in Central Malaya.—Router.
Brothel Raids
British Council Head In Colony
"Though the main fold of our work will be in China itself, tho kympathy and Interest of Hong Kong, especially of the Hong Kong University, are vital to it," said Professor Porcy Maude Roxby, chief representative of the British Council in China, who is on a sliort visit here with Mrs. Roxby. 曾
At a press conference yesterday' Prof. Ruxby gave a brief out- line of the objects, work ar
Council. He
"You are living on the fruits methods of the of vice, and I will not hesitate stressed the importance of cul- to throw you to jail in a future tural. relations between coun- ease," said Mr. George She at tries as distinct from commer the Central Magistracy yester-jcial and political relations.
Council The objects of the was charged with keeping day when a woman, Chung Chat,
were to make Britain better un- brothel at No. 59, Queen's Road derstood and to make availablo Central, Top floor.
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