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Calcutta Clashes

Calculta, Oct. 29.

Hand to hand clashes, stab

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1948

VICTOR SAYS HE HEARD ARCULLI USE THREATS

bings and acid throwing marked That he heard Arculli saying to Murphy in the

Hindu-Moslem communal clashes

bere yesterday as at least 18 died. street Seven were killed in a battle in south Calcutta while -disturbances were also reported in central, east and north Cal

cutta.

Government scurces safe that 67 Homemade bombs were discov ered in'n north Calcutta raid, and

suffered that 22 persons wounds throughout the city.

stab

cell "You British bastard. Do you think you will win the war" was stated by Dents Victor, manager of the Lido. Cafe, before Sir Henry Blackall, Chief Justice, at the Criminal Ses- slons yesterday when testifying for the Crown at the resumed, hearing of the trial of Fakir Mohmmed Arculli, journalist, on charges of collaboration.

DOMINICAN RIOTS

COMPOSITORS DEMAND

Hong

IMPORT & EXPORT DECLARATIONS

IMPORTERS of commodities are reminded that IMPORT DECLARATIONS on Form 1. must be filed with the Imports and Exports Department within 3 days of the arrival of every article imported. The issuance of an IMFORT LICENCE does not dispense with this require-

Miami, Oct. 29. "If employers will show cóntment. The "Miami Herald" today deration for the health of their published a despatch from employees, there is nothing in Ciudad Trujillo capital of the the way of a peaceful settlement Dominican Republic (Santa

of our dispute'” said Mr. Young Domingo) reporting that "am Kee, spokesman of the ed Communists" began a wave

Kong Printing Association, yes of rioting bu Saturday night.

terday. He informed the "China In the early afternoon they Mail" that a meeting between re- distributed knives, machettes Victor said he had known During his detention, witness and clubs and at 10 pm local presentatives of his Association and the Hong Kong Chinese Press accused being time they attacked foreigners Association will take place at the Areulli for 12 years and used said he ors refused to resume work until ito, help him financially before taken out perhaps every other and unarmed citizens, the re office of the Labour Officer at 2. the shipowner for return to this

day and return with clean port said.-Reuter. clothing

Three cases of acid throwing in north and cast'tCalentia resulted in eight being burned and 18 ar rested, police said.

Tram and taxi transportation remained at a standstill as work

assured of adequate protection Suburban railway trains were re- ported not onerating becausce of depleted staffs.—Associated Press.

POST OFFICE NOTICES

Outward Mails Unless otherwise stated. Regis tered Articles and Parcel Posts close 30 raingles earlier than the time stated below:-

(Re)

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30

Airmail for Canton and Shane- hal (C.N.A.C. Plane) 9.30 a.m.. (Ord.) 10 a.m.

Swatow (Sandviken) 10 a.m. Straits

and Egyet (annex)

Arculli had pleaded not guilty through Mr. A. P. Rajah to all the seven charges of doing acts with intent to assist the enemy contrary to the 1940 Defence Regulations.

the war. On Dec. 7, 1944, wit ness was arrested by the Japan cap and taken to the Happy Valley Gendarmeric, where he was detained until his release Fon Feb. 5, 1945.

Witness was put in, a cell oppasite Arculfi and next to Dr. Tseng (who had already given evidence). The day Tol- lowing his arrest, witness neard Dr. Tseng saying to him:

$31

and clean shaven. When witness asked him what had happened to him. accused said he had been taken to No. 2. Police Station and given the or to other water tortare

arrested stations to identify persons.

"Throughout the period of his imprisonment, witness said he was not allowed to shave and

had possessed transmitting sets was not true.

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EXPORTERS must file EX- PORT DECLARATIONS ON Form 2 in respect of any commodity exported with the Imports and Exports Departon ment within 2 days of exporta-| tion. Where an EXPORT LICENCE has been granted in respect of any commodity, the surrender of such Licence to

p.m. today.

office is equivalent to filing an The China Mall was also in-export declaration and no ad- formed that although protracted ditional action need be taken. negotiations have been going on

for 13 days, no agreement has IMPORTERS AND EXPOR- During his detention, witness been reached between the parües. TERS are requested to note: said, he saw Arculi was well On the other hand, employers that failure to file these declara- dressed and clean shaven. have made # counter-demand ❘tions within the prescribed

limits Further evidence that ac- that the number of compositors time

constitutes cused was well dressed and on each Chinese newspaper be offence under the Registration clean shaven during detention reduced from 35 to 20.

of Imports and Exports Or-] by the Gendarmerie was given Mr. Yeung said that a reduc-dinance No. 12 of 1922.

tion in the number of composi- "Victor, I'm qury. I think you

Rahmet Khan, chief Indian tors would result in longer work- are here on my account Ae

none,warder at Stanley, testified that ing hours. In pre-war days, cused was in the opposite cell

Arcolli wasArculli was imprisoned at compositors had to work, on an and had apparently heard this.

Stanley between' July 17, 1943 average, 14 hours a day and the Later accused advised him to

On another Gecasion during and June 18, 1944. Witness said death rate of compositors totalled speak againet Dr. Tseng.

On Dec. 16, witness was in- his detention in the cell oppsite he remembered rending a letter thirty per cent of all workmen by accused to in Hong Kong. Since the re-oc- terrogated by Sergeant Kawa- Arcull, witness said he heard witten

interpreter Takemoto speaking in English friend, asking through

for moneycupation, compositors have only been working eight hours `n day who said to him: to accused: "I want you to go to pay his fine.

moto, Birnaka,

his beard was six inches long when he was released. While prisoners bad ther

witness added, sleeping on 16 blankets.

in there and bring this man To Mr. Rajak, witness said he and to date only one death has | “If yu still refuse to talk, we 10 a.m.

shall give you a little treat-down even if you have to kill heard accused was also arrested occurred. Pakhei and Haiphong (Empire") ment." Witness and he was

him. I'm giving you authority by the Japanese on May 8, 1915 Mr. Yeung stated that the only

with other Indians. Park) 10.20.

to kill him." accused of having transmitting sets.

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wireless

As he did not give in he was subjected to the water torture, during which accused and Mur

and

Sandakan B.N.B. (Kwaisang)

To Mr. Rajah, Victor said Shanghai (Decbank) 10 a...

that he left his country, Greece, at the age of 13 and has been Airmail for Saigon, Calcutta,

countries, Delhi and London (By

staying in various AP

the United States, Canada, Bel- (Reg.) 1.30 p.m., (Ovd) 4 p.m.phy came into the room,

Afmail for Bangkok, Sing both acensed him of giving outgium and South Africa pore. Colombo, Sourabaya. Syd-war news. Arculli suid. to wit- and Auckland (R..Aness: "Come on. Victor. Why „Plane), (Reg). 2.56 pin,, (hel) | don't, you speak the truth? Your

it me Maran, Tsiasian and Shekki were at the corner of the Blue Bird Cafe giving us way news." (Kwong Sai), 3.30 p.m.

Witness said he did not give in. Kongmoon Kwan Lai) 49.m Cawan (Sai On) 4 p.m.

זיינן

THURSDAY, OCT. 31

Macuo. Tinshan and Shadi (Kwong Fork Cheang) 10 a.in.

Formosa a Keelung (Empire Labrador) 10 x.in.

Saigon (Pronto) 10 a.m. Straits (Lyecon) 10 a.m. Sandakan. Macassar. Souraba-

4.1.

ya and Batavin, (Tjisadane? 10 Straits and Calcutta (Kutsang) (Par.) 11.30a.m., (Ord.) Noon

2

Shanghai (Poyang) 2 p.. Swntow and Amoy (Haiyang)

p.m.

FRIDAY, NOV. 1

Amoy (Titialangka) 10a.m. Manila. P.. (Haleekin) 10 a.m. Straits, Ceylon, India. East and South Africa, Egypt and Europe

Set, On By Dogs' Ten days later he was asked by the Japanese to surrender his transmitting sets, and, as he failed to do so, he was taken to a yard and set on by two Alsatian dogs for seven hours until 5 a.m. next morning.

Witness was then taken to the "condemned" tell, occupied also by Arculli

and Murphy!

I

· Abyssinian Papers

other

outalanding points

are * Heard

these relating to board and lodg- knowing, Sunday holidays and double Mr. Rajah: Do you why, Arculli was arrested on pay it Chinese New Year. this occasion heard.......

At this stage, Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crown Counsel, raised a strong

objection to witness' telling Evatt's Visit

what he had "heard.

Mr. Rajah voluntarily dropped To

the question.

The last witness called way,

Japan

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After the fall of Hong Kong to the Japanese, witness said he deceived the Japanese and obtained Abyssinian papers.

Witness denied Mr. Rajal's

the 9th March, 1946, issue of exig suggestion that he had gerated his account.

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On Monday, November 4th, the work of clearing Japanese ammunition and explosives from the old disused tunnels off Argyle Street, Kowloon, will be commenced by the Military Authorities. This work will continue dally between 8.30 am. and 5.30 pm on Mondays to Fridays and between 8.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. on Saturdays.

Although it is considered that Canberra, Oct. 29. D. Xavier, who was a political" Dr. Evatt's mooted trip to there is little likelihood at pre- be postponed until sent of an explosion, the vicinity prisoner at Stanley between Japan may June 30, 1913, and Dec. 5, 1941, 1947, but there is no Indication of these tunnels must be re The In March, 1944, witness said. in Government quarters in Can-garded as a danger area.

danger area has been marked shown by a Japanese berra that it will be cancelled. Ho Ching-wing testified that he was

The flood of work falling to the by notice boards erected on the he knew acensed through prisoner a paper with the name business bince the beginning off his friend, Hardy, containing Foreign Minister next year, dur-public roads in the neighbour-

presented at many world Mr. Rajah 'objected to 1941. On Dec. 7, 1944, he was a scheme of escape from the jail. in which Australia will be re- hood. All persons who enter

con this danger area do so at their Hongkong, 29th October, 1946. TYPEWRITERS FOR HIRE arrested for being a spy sdence of facts not within the ferences, is likely to be one res- own risk.

British

son why Evatt will remain at pect working for the

If at any time it is considered Consulate in Macao, and taken dates laid down in the charges. hems for several months to allrect to the Happy Valley Gendarwng merely trying

Mr. Lonsdale said the Crown overall policy.

An anthoritative Government by the competent authorities source said that Prime Minister that the likelihood of an ex- Rajah's objection.

His Lordship over-ruled Mr. Chelley planned to send the For-plosion has increased the danger eign Minister to Japan han area will be closed by public he recognised the handwriting Press.

Continuing, Xavier said that opportunity offers Associated notices.

us Arculli's...

meric.

On one occasion when he was taken to No. 2 Police Station for questioning by Kawamo, he met Arculli in the station. Kawamate told, witness that Arculli had already spoken of a conversation between accused mitting sets. and witness relating to trans-

Witness said he asked Arculli why he wanted to involve wit- neas in trouble since witness and done him no wrong. Anculli replied: "I could not help it because I could not suffering."

"I Saw You"

bear the

state of mind:

evi-

Archill's

The case will be continued this morning:

Trouble In Rome

The Union Waterboat Company, Limited

V. KENNIFF, Director of Public Works

who was in a dying condition. To his surprise, he heard Hironaka saying in English to Arculli and Murphy: "There you Airmail for Shanghai, Nanking, are Loys, refresh Mr. Vic Hankow. Tsingtao and Poining memory. I leave it to you.” (C.A.T.C. Plane) (Reg.) 3 pm,

The same afternoon, witness (ra) 3.30

p.m. Airmail for Canton. Amor and from the cult but on returning said, zeenged was taken away Foochow (C.N.A.C. Plane) (Reg.) p.m., (Ord.) 3.30 p.m.1:duced a piece of paper and

Notice is hereby given that asked witness Kongmoon (Fook Hei) 4 p.m. a pencil and

Ordinary the Thirty-seventh Macao. Tainshan and Shekki to sign a prepared statement Kwong Sal) 8.30 p.m.

admitting that he had possessed

General Meeting of the Com- THE HONGKONG & Canton (By Train) 4 p.m. at least one short wave ratio,

pany, will be held at the Offices KOWLOON WHARF & Aerused said to witness:

of Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd.,) **

GODOWN CO., LTD. Rome, Oct. 29,

Brd floor, Hongkong Bank "We believe you, but the Japs won't. My uncle did the same!

Fascist

leaflets Building, on Monday, the 4th propaganda were throwni in several Rome November 1946, at noon, for

NOTICE TO thing and was given six months

cinemas and a bomb was placed the purpose of receiving the only. If you do the same,

SHAREHOLDERS Report and Statements of promise you, you won't get In Jan., 1945, witness said, on a window sill of the Chamber via London (Benlawers) (Per.) | more than six months

and he was again questioned by the of Deputies Sunday night as Fair Accounts for the year ended NOTICE is hereby given that

cists observed the anniversary of 9.30 am.. (Reg.) 9.30 am, perhaps only a small fine." Japanese. On this occasion, (Ord.) 10 a.m.

'Complained

witness alleged. Arculli said to the Blackshirt March on Rome" 31st December 1941 and for the Fifty-fifth Ordinary Annual

24 years ago. Swatow and Amoy (Haiyang)

the period 1st January 1942 to Meeting of the Company will him: "Mr. He, you had better Police seized several youthful 30th November 1945. 2 p.m.

Victor said he then complain- tell of all our conversation suspects and arrested Airmail for Singapore, Colom-ed to Murphy and Arculf and otherwise you will be severely general of the Fascist Milltle" to. Rangoon, Calcutta. Delhi, Jo- asked them why they ware tortured. I saw you personally charged with attempting for?-1 hannesburg, Cairo, London, Syd- lying to get him into trouble. taking a man to the basement organize Fascist cells following ney and Auckland (By Air) As a result, Murphy and Artulli of No. 1, Wellington Street to his recent release from prison (Reg.) 1.30

(Ord.) 2 p.m. SATURDAY, NOV. 2 had a hot argument during repair a transmitting set. You under the "ammesty dr the Re- Australia via Sydney (Yochow) which Arculli took off his asked me to look for a house public."

A Naples dispatch said that (Reg.) 9.30 jacket and wanted to strike in Blue Pool Road to Bubstitute bomba wrapped in black Fascist Murphy, but witness interfer- the one in Wellington Street, flags were found in various parts ed because Murphy was dying which was too wet for to of the city last night and that

Accused said to Murphy: transmitting set." You British bastard. Do you To His Lordship, witness' said think you will win the war?" that Arculli's allegation that he

(Par.) 9.30a.m., a.m., (Ord.) 10 n.m.

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"JANE"

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE GREAT

| BURKUM AND HIS CIRCUS?

IT'S HARD TO SAY!- HE'S A BIT OF A WOLF WITH THE LADIES- HE SEEMS TO HAVE ENEMIES AND THERE'VE BEEN SOME ODD

[INCIDENTS -

BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES

ROD! QUICIA.

WHILE HIS 'SHOW'S' FREQUENTLY ASSOCIATED

WITH VIOLENCE AND.

HOOLIGAN!

PERHAPS THAT'S WHAT HE MEANT WHEN

HE SAID I'D CHANGE HIS

LUCK...

MEANWHILE

an ex-

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