1946-09-18 — Page 1

SNAPSHOTS

BRING THEM TO

FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO

Gloucester Arcade

Developing-Printing

Wa Buy and Bell

CHINA A MAIL TYPEWRITERS

Enlarging-Colouring No. 33466.

ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1946.

"H.K. MUNICIPAL COUNCIL" Chamber Of Commerce Submits Report Expressing Members' Views Voters Should Be British Subjects

Nanking On

Kowloon City

vērior's announcement on May

After H. E. the Governor's

Shanghai, Sept. 17. At a Nanking press conference today, a spokesman of the Chin- cse Foreign Office con- firmed that China is not A prepared to relinquish any treaty rights and

1 as to the desire of His Majesty's Government that the people of Hong Kong should be given a greater share in the management of their affairs, the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce was invited to express its views on the subject.

The €9-

Five M.Ps: In H.K.

Five M. Ps. -three Labour, two Conserva- tive arrived in Hong

and are to fly on

ROCKET HYSTERIA

"kyo-

Now York; Sept. 17. Dr. Carl Manne Sirgbahn, Speeden's lending nuclear phyricist and a Nobal size. winner, dismissed teria," the reporis_of_ghost rookste flying over Sweden.

"I personally examined one of those rockets. It was meteorite," he said.

C

He added that he was "very auspicious about the gzistence of any such missilos.Asso- ciated Press.

LaGuardia's

Kong by air yesterday Dispute With Shanghai this morning U.S. Army

day. They are:--

route t

down in

Селега!

Price: 10 Cents.

Frankfurt, Sept. 16.

Joseph

McNancy, Military Governor of the United States occupation zone in Ger- many, said today that dispatches from the meeting of the United Nations Economie and Social ed that Mr. Florello LaGuardia, Director-General of UNRRA, had again criticised the performances of the American military authorl- tles in Germany.

special Committee was appointed and its Report,

They are en which was almost unanimously adopted by

Japan on the invitation the members of the Chamber, is given below.

of General MacArthur. that it was natural that In accordance with a resols of responsible representatives

The M.Ps, who left England on she would accordingly tion of the General Committee of the community.

held on tablishment of D Municipal September 8, touched arrange for an early re-assed at a meeting

June 24, this Committee was Council should secure adequate their Dakota at 3.15 p.m. yester establishment of Chinese formed to draw up proposals participation in local govern-

submission frst to the ment by the residents, for the Lieut. Col. Evelyn M. King, La-1 Council at Lake Success indient civil jurisdiction in Kow-for loon City.

General Committee and, in due time being, and it was thought bour (Cornwall Penryn and

members of course, to

the that it did not fall within the Falmouth division);

Gordon Lang, Labour Chamber The Committee con provinces of the Committee to

any (The sisted of the Chairman

recommendations (Chester. Stalybridge and Hyde

| Executive division); Hon. Mr. R. D. Gillespie), the with regard to the Hon. D. F. Landate. Mr J. R. Council which, however, it was:

Meredith F. Titterington, Lu-

made by should continue to bour (Bradford, South division; Jones, Mr. G. Miskin and Mr. considered C. C. Roberts.

be a private advisory body to

Commander T. D. Galbraith, The Special Committee held the Governor and be constituted RN. Conservative (Glasgow Pol-

of meetings and entirely of nominated members. division); and number formulated certain recommenda-

Brigadier Fitzroy H. Maclean, tions which they submit in the

C... Conservative (Lancashire, Lancaster division). following report:--

inake open

In Shanghal yesterday, a reso- Jutton urging Nanking to negotiations for the rendition of Hong Kong, Kowloon and Macao was passed at a general meeting of the Shanghai City Council.

The Shanghai City Council has come in for a great deal of critica Ism lately for what is considered own af- mismanagement of its fairs, one of the latest being an which attempt at traffic control resulted in complete chaos.Our

Own Correspondent.

"Pooh-Pooh!"

Nanking. Sept. 17.

not waived her “chinh has jurisdiction over Kowloon City," declared Ds. 1o Feng Shan, Direc tor of the Information Depart

way ment of the Foreign Office, today any the qbsence of any though in formal diplomatic representations, Ish quarters in responsible British. Nanking are inclined to pooh-pooh the idea that Kowloon haa threatened to become a first class diplomatic

matic controversy. following the report that the Chinese author- ities are preparing to take over the administration.

Wee

If a Municipal Council were established, certain modifications f the legislative Council wol

Rev.

rendered necessary. The

They are en route to Japan both formation of a Municipal Coun-n a general tour and for confer-

Having regard to the an- be nouncement made by II. E. the Governor on May 1, 1946, that it

the policy of Hi Majesty's Government that the constitution of the Colony ahould be revised on a more liberal basis as soon as possible. the Committee did not think it was within its terms of re- forence to consider whether there was any demand on the of the part of the residente Colony for a change in the con- stitution, but limited its dis- cussion to the consideration of the principles on which such

SQUATTERS

"DOWN UNDER”

Brisbane, Sept. 17.

The London squatters' movc- ment has spread to Australia. More than 100 familics moved info vacant military camps in the Brisbane suburba today— Associated Press.

nees with Allied Hqs. officials on various aspects of the accupation,

According to

Associated

CALCULATING MACHININ also Anything and Everything' for OFFICE MACHINES

*Excellant Service

HUKUKONG TYPEWRITER. EXCHANGE

9, D'Aguilar St.

Tel. 21488

Piracy Raid In H.K. Waters

A large scale piracy raid, carried out with the precision and planning of a military "combin- ed operation,” was made on the fishing village of Yim Tin on Saturday evening.

Details of the attack were made known yesterday when it was revealed that the 60 pirates who took part were armed with two-light machine guns, 54 rifles, and hand grenades.

Reports state that the pirates were well organised and well dis- ciplined. The raid was scheduled for seven o'clock in the evening and was made as a synchronised double attack. While one party of marauders entered the village from the surrounding countryside, others carried out a minor amphi blous operation by landing from junke.

Present Information does not in

Cheers At Bow Street

London, Sept. 16. When five leading

dicate the degree of success with London Communists ap- which the pirates' daring was repeared before the magis- warded, or whether casualtion were suffered by the villagers or trate at the well-known Bow Street police court the attackers.

A further indication of the plan the case against them, of ning behind the raid was the fact that a pirate scout-party recon conspiring to incite peo- moltred the British Commando ple to trespass, was post- outpost at Sha Tau Kok, neverul

tomorrow miles distant from Yim Tin, in an poned until attempt to learn how many soldlors week. were stationed there.

The Communists left the court The escort vessel H.M.S. White- to the cheers of their supporters sand Bay, one of several ships outside, after paying $50 each "In view of my original reply to used by the Royal Navy for ant-bail. It is understood that the earlier attacks

Mr. Piracy work in the neighbourhood Cabinet will consider tomorrow's Lauardia in Geneva, I consider of Hong Kong, left harbour last high court proceedings-seeking

of

aquatters any further comment on my part evening to patrol the waters in to secure eviction superflucus, General McNarney the vicinity of Yin Tin,

who have seized empty London

it buildings--when

to- added. He said on Aug. 21 that

morrow afternoon, but no further Mr. LaGuardia had made several charges against the United States

statement of polley is likely. Army, one of them being that the Army opposed the continuation of UNRRA in the field of the care t repatriation of displaced pers

He described this as a

misinterpretation

JEWS TO JOIN

IN CONFERENCE

Berl

Mr.

meets

Extra police were on duty today qutside the Prime Minister's re- sidence, after reports that squat- tera Intended making a petition there. Reuter.

Soviet-U.S. "Clash" In Berlin

London, Sept. 17. and incorrect an

Three leaders of the Execu- Fress despatch from Tokyo, they and a serious blow to the military are to visit the Japanese Diet, the establishments because they had tive of the Jewish Agency hotel War Crimes trials and various in- depended heavily on UNRRA for received authority to propose to dustries in Tokyo before going on the expert administration of these Mr. Bevin Jewish participation General McNarney also in the Palestine conference camps. by train to Kyoto, Osaka and Kure deuled an allegation, which he when they return to London. to visit British occupation head- and had been made by Mr. They are Dr. Naltum Goldman,

Berlin, Sept. 17. quarters and unit of the Royal LaGuardia, that the Army "sneer. Mr.

Locker and

armed Five Red Army men, Navy.

ed at the United States Govern- Erocetky. At the time, Reuters with tommy-guns and led by an On their retira to Tokyo about ment's attempt to help repatria, Diplomatic Correspondent writes official of the Russian occupation the Arst week in

American October, the tion of Polish displaced person" that Jewish Agency leaders in Authorities, raided an M.P. delegation is expected to by giving 60 to 80 days rations Palestine are being informed of M.P. station near the Templedof hold a conference" with General to those who

would go home. the move.

aerodrome, Berlin, on Saturday Reuter.

The Agency Executive, it is night, it was disclosed today by understood, feels

U.S. intelligence, officers, who British plan for provincial stated that "bloodshed was nor- autonomy

has been killed by Arab opposition and that the rowly averted."

Captain, A. Feldman, in charge time has now come to discuss of the station, countered by plac- alternatives, including the partition of Palestine, which the Jewish Agency supports.- Router.

revirion, if deemed necessary,ell would automatically elimin-MacArthur. should be based.

ate certain members who have

In particular, the Committee in the past been official mem- was asked whether the establish-bers of the Legislative Council, "Dr. Ho's statement was appar-

Council such the Director of Public ently made in answer to the statement of a Municipal ment issued by a

Hong Kong and the transference to it of Works and the Director of Government spokesman, in which some of the functions of Govern- Medical Services who would, if the spokesman denied that Kow-ment would be the most satls-the Committee's recommenda loon City is Chinese territory and factory method of carrying out tions for a municipal adminis that China has jurisdiction over the intentions of His Majesty's tration were adopted, the area." a release by the Forelen Government, or whether some municipal servants. Ministry stated.

other method commended itself. Best Methođ

The British stand in ignoring

of the apate provocative state- ments whipped up on the status

In principle, the Committee of Kowloon City recalls the atti- tude adopted in Chungking some considered that the best method months ago when student demon-of giving to the inhabitants of strators paraded outside the Bri- the Colony a fuller and more tish Embassy with "Return Hang responsible share in the manage

ment of their own affairs would Kong to China" slogans-

be the establishment of A Municipal Council, consisting

Embassy Statement While a British Embassy official pointed out that the Kowloon civil administration "was a matter of interpretation," it is learned that official British representatives in Nanking are unlikely to Issue n statement identifying His Majes- ty's Government with the current entanglement.

Wives'

Priority

The following have The latest Kowloon bubble been added to the prior- a Hong Kong spokesman denied ity list for Hong Kong

started a couple of days ago when

that Kowloon City was Chinese wives in England:- territory and stated that China

ares"

the Peking Trenly." Practically all newspapers in Nanking played up this comment under such heart-

"Kowloon is ours.

ings Reuter.

05

Council.

become

of

ROOSEVELT REVELATIONS

What F.D.R. Thought Of Mme. Chiang

New York, Sept: 17.

In order to maintain the between the necessary linison Municipal

and the Colonial Government, the Chair-> man and Vice-Chairman of the The late President Franklin D. Roosevelt viewed Madame Chiang Kai-shek as "an opportunist,' Municipal Council should be ex officio unofficial members the Legislative Council. It was

Elliott Roosevelt sald today in the third of four thought that it would be more

excerpts from his forthcoming book. acceptable to the community if He quotes his father as adding "I would certainly not like to be known as her enemy, China must be kept in the war. With all their shortcom- ings we have got to depend on the Chiangs."

the unofficial members of the Legislative Council-instead of being appointed by the Governor

were elected by representative bodies such as the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese Chamber of Com merce and the Justices of the Ponce, and the principle of nomination be discontinued.

expenso

No Duplication

than

or

Former Ambassador Patrick veto power was necessary to Hurley was described as "in-unified action by the Big Three valuable" in President Roose which he considered essential in velt's work with the Chinese. the post-war world,

of

"I can give him an assign- Elliott said the Presideat was ment that I would never give a emphatic in his liking for Gent man in the State Department,'

teralissimo Joseph Stalin the elder Roosevelt told his son. Russia. "Men in the State Department

France.

of Northern

that

Mufti On The Job

Jerusalem. Sept. 17.

the

ing seven American tommy-gun- ners in a ring outside the Rus- sions as they appeared to be about to open fire, a military in- Įtelligence spokesman added. Cap. |tain Feldman then summoned -- a-

rlot squad of armoured-care,

a

The Palesting Arab Higher Platoon of machine-gunners and Committee will leave for Alexan-armed military police to seal off dria on Friday in response to the building. an "urgent summons" sent to them on September 8 by the discuss Mufti of Jerusalem, tho Palestine conference- Reuter.

JEWISH SPLIT

int

The incident described as the most serious rift between the

States United

nid Russian army personnel began when the Russians, under Lieuten- demanded that i.forusov, two traltors to the Soviet," said to be men of Polish' origin, who had been taken to the station for ›

handed questioning, should be over

...

took

A

Jerusalem, Sept. 10. A split in the Palestine Jewish ranks has developed with the

"Vile Language" Gang para- scattering of Stern phlets throughout Jerusalem, de

When told that his

request claring that the Jewish Agency

made through the ja "powerless to silence Jewish should be

usual official channels, Lieutenant arms,"

tough," President Roosevelt continued Claiming that the Agency, had Morusuv "become very In recommending the esta- blishment of a Municipal Coun havo tried to conceal messages his long-standing controversy with falled in its leadership and plan banged the table and started ys-

say armed ing "vile language."

Captain Feldman then until the "has no sovereignty over that 12C. Caroline Frederica elt it was considered essential to me, delay them, bold them Churchill qt Teheran, Ellott inning, the pamphlets

Thig provoked Sprague (wife of Govt. Marine that the change should not per- up somehow just because some dicates, helping General George, violence will continue The Chinese Central News Surveyer), 131A--Marjory Me-mit of a duplication or over- of those career diplomats are C. Marshall, Chief of the US. Jows have been given "complete counteraction.

functions Agency commented: "Hong Kong's Lennan (wife of Ship'e officer, lapping of the

not in accord with what they Army, night off Churchill's desire freedom and independene in Palos Lieutenant Morosov to, threaten to call in a company of the Red spokesman was purely one-alded 131B-Georgina Smart (wife of staff of the Colonial and know I think. They should be for invasion of Malaya and the time."-Renter.

Army guard but the calling out master), 145A-Edna Lily Municipal Governments or in- working for Winston (Chur Balkans instead

of the riot squad and a telephone and contradicts the stipulations of ships (wife of ship's officer), volve the community in greater¦ chill). · As a matter of fact n

call from the Central Commanda- (wito

The British did not approve the Sir James 1498-Julia E. Mann

if the present] lot of times they are.”

turn persuaded him to take Banker), 237B-Ciaro Marcellini sytem were continued.

Island hopping in the Pacific, the i

quieter line. Crampton (wife of

skip's

Second Nature President said, and wanted to Jeans Dead

The matter has since been tak- gincor), 120-Mary Railton, A Municipal Connell might|

work up along the China coast to

London. Sept. 17. (wife of shipping manager), 12E have an advantage in being in Elliott says that after his first bases from which Japan could be.

Sly James Jeans, 69, natrono-ed up through normal channels. The Russian Provost-Marshal in Nellie Stoker, (wife of account a better position to employ first encounter with, Madame, attacked. They did not understand mor and author, died yesterday Berlin has apologised. The Am- ant), 80A-Olive Finnie (wife of locally-engaged staff and to he stated she "has for so long the American emphasis on the at his home in Dorking,

90A-Gertrude evolve terms of service under a time dealt with people and Philippines as a base..

He served as a professor of ericans, however, refuse to hand Gardner,

of PWD officer) which more effective and more especially menon the basis of "Perhaps the British don't ap applied mathematics at Prince-over the user considering that there is a "reasonable doubt" 01A-Helen Shearer Thomson and economical control over muni- winning charm and aimulated preciate the fact that the Filipinos ton University, from 1005 to about their citizenship-Reuter. Robert Shearer Thomson, (chil cipal employees could be exer- interest that by now it in her will rally to our das instantly as 1909 besides holding important

of A. M. Thomson), 94F

clood,

...... 'second nature.

they (the British) could hardly Aimes Elizabeth Emily (wife of civil servant),

A large proportion of the

"I would fear to watch hor expect their colonials to rally to post in His Majesty's Govern-

THE WEATHER Pope Four

Flate Ward Dryburgh. (wife of technical and professional em- first naturs: at work, Elliott theirs, the elder Roosevelt Ist

Sir Jeans applied mathema- Areulli Committed To Trial At electrician), 90A-Paulino Armat ployees in the Colonial Service and. Frankly it would terrify quoted as commenting.

tics to many branches of physics, A woak anticyčiono: Covers Criminal Sessions.

Regarding the Balkans, Franklin and astronomy. Outside the Japan and Malaya. Pressure is Danby Birch, (wife of Uni-would probably be required to varsity lecturer), 1064 Kathrine continue in their respective posts Page Five

But when he communicated Roosevelt gald Churchill "is scared Barrows Robb, (wife of

under a municipal administrá- account British Not So Bittor. About), 112A-Loulan Helen Bendall tion and until such time as the his thoughts to his father the fof letting the Russians get too field of astronomy, he worked high over Central China. A ridgo,

Japaneza Atrocitlost

(wife civil survant?!

nt), 118A Municipal Council could engage President replied "I don't know strong. Maybe the Rumians will prinicipally in the field of the of high pressure patenda of the radiation Associated Freemanatwhide."&" krve pretinit, trough its own staff it would be nece that I would put it so strongly get strong in Europe. Whether kinetic theory of Face And Yellow Bre and continges to move Croaler

least from the Philippinorhino in Bary for such Colonial Officers She is an opportunist,."

termined. itement both as to their term must be kept in the war lives of American soldiers in feo were not aligned in one common motion. Ultimately, however, the Chiang STA fancied British interest in The one thing that could opse

Liked Stalin

the applecart after the-war AS

90.0 dek mallott:maid that as far back biggest result at Tohatsu in the President as if they do 30mlment 78.9 dez.

AnceFin the PORNURI!'” View Kulloti, now) divided again. Risala: against | Bunshine: 1142 hours.

*Max Bal - Humidity:

On Other Pages

Page Three

Walinco Sticks To His Guns.

Page Six

Smuts.

maston

antof

(wife of wodward. (wife

me.”

"

janel-

Britich. Imporfalism Dead, Says Aun #1248-Margaret Merwe be safeguarded by Goverty then he stressed that China,

Page Seven

N

Sterling-Dollar Rato. To Stay

London & N.Y. Stock Ex- change, ota Page. Bight

Sports Section"Gisselle Boy"'" Unikaly Olympics / Pros- pect, Home Soccer Besult), U16. BUNE 11) sto

that's bad news depende, on a whole lot of factorsion pr

"I see no reason for putting the

141A-Edith Flr ki, Mary |·eervice and prospects of pro- gardless of the shortcomings of pardy in order to protect,real or bloc against the Boviet Union,”

200A

marchant), of Cousins

nk;" (wife of clell

| £78A~~Poggy Orchard, staff, ut ill-tide...; pliwinen).

shes; (wife of diri

taken over should be supercod by and merge into the sounai „Catherine Butt£» EMU (whim (91% · «ytLVALUES, ET accountant); 280 -Alaa Ind 14 Bulsberger (wife of R. Balonya

Today's forecastLight south- west winds, contiming, fair Axle Kard whren; !

SNs. temperature