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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1947.

EXPLOSION TROOPS TO MAINTAIN FOOD

THREAT TO PENINSULA HOTEL

A threatening letter

sent

to the Peninsula

Hotel, Kowloon, de-

SUPPLIES IN LONDON Services To Provide Labour And Transport

manding $5,000 on pain MILK RATIONING Unofficial Strike

of the "biggest explosion yet" had not resulted in any action up to the time

e of going to press this

* morning.

It is anfferstood that the man- ugement received the letter two until were given

2 days ago and

4 night to decide whether or

not to comply. It was signed by

a. the Chinese chop now familiar to the police department In Hong

1 Kong and which, has given them great deal of extra work over the last month.

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Most of the 503 guests staying i In the hotel were unawareyes- 'terday of the intimidation" "hung-

Ing over their heads as it was de-

cided by staff and police officials

to keep the matter from the know-

ledge of the generül public.

No information could be got from either. the police or hotel

* management on the mailer yes-

Iterday but Chinese plainclothes

Ji detectives

ENDS

Rationing of canned milk has been stopped. In Hono Kang.

In Juture supplies will not be issued to holders of ration.. cards but ill be available at compradore shops at controll.. ed prices.

An announcement by the Department of ST. and I. says that importers haze, been' building up adequate stocks for several months-and-wili----

be permitted to sell freely 43. from Jan 18, though exports are still controlled,

Night Out

Ended On

enacting the were

doorways of the

Peninsula and

searching Chines, as they enter-

ed or left the buildine.

Persistent Professor

Ocean

4

Spreading

London, Jan. 10.

Government decided today to use troops to handle London's food supplies as the eritical situation arising from the four-day-old unofficial truck drivers' strike remained unsettled. The an- nouncement, issued at No. 10 Downing Street, said:

In order to prevent unnecessary inconvenience and hardship arising from the partial stop- page of work in road haulage. His Majesty's Government has decided that the Navy. Army and Air Force are to provide such assistance, including transport and labour, that may be required to, maintain the food supplies of the people and other essential services. "Detailed orders will be issu- With the union leaders-p- ed to the forces."

posing the strike appealing The War Office said that without luck for a halt, striker orders would be issued im-delegates postponed a meeting scheduled for today until Sun- mediately.

day but Smithfield drivers in structed them to vote against a return to work.

The Smithfield strikers let 20 tens of meat to be moved for

Surveys of ment supplies in-

United Press.

HYDE PARK SHOOTING

London, Jan. 10... A police inspector was shut and seriously wounded in the thigh last night by a ho'dup' man who intended to Tuo ta girls in Hyde Park under Cover of a thick fog,

The police were drawn to the scene by the screams of the girls and the beadits rak, Lone firing ut Police Impretur John Hopkins he fled. Hopkins was on special "anti- bandit" patrol after a series' #7].

rabberica in the Pac; char ing heavy fogs.

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youths were charged Today in a Police Court in the shooting, one specifically with trying to kill the affirer, and both with armed annuit.- United Press.

Serious

Accident In Jeep

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Truman's Budget For 1948

Washington, Jan. 10.

President Truman today submitted to the Con- gress a U.S.$37,528,000,000 budget for the 1948 fiscal year, which the Republican Congress is determined to cut.

By far the biggest item Mr. Truman asked for was $11,256,000,000 for the Army and the Navy. He warned Congress that any cut below that figure would weaken the United States' posi- tion in international affairs. The budget included $694- Times" said today that it000,000 for intensibed atomle was learned in London energy research so the benefits "enrich that the Soviet Govern-of this energy could

the standards of well-being." ment had requested Mr. Truman said the United from the Norwegian States atomic programine Government facilities for cented use for peaceful pur- military bases on Spitz-

poses, but added that atomic bergen.

The paper gave no details of the request except that it was Imala same time ago.

A Norwegian Embassy spokes

BC-

energy "remains of major mili tary significance."

Reminding Congress of the war's endless costs, Mr. Truman asked for. $7,343,000.- 000 for veterans' services and benefits and $5,000,000.01-0

man said that no confirmation of-for. interest on the public de', the report had reached Nor- wegian official circles in London,

United Presa.

Statement Today?

Oslo, Jan. 18. A Norwegian Foreign Office spokesman indicated that the Nor wegion Cabinet is expected to handle today the Soviet request for bases on Spitzbergen.

АП official announcement is expected this evening. United

Press.

.:

London View

London, Jan. 10.

wary.

which, largely due to the recent

an will be estimated $260,200,000,000 by the end of next year or $1572 for every man, woman and child in the United States.

MacDOUGALL RETURNS

Secretory, The Colonial the Hon Mr. D. M. Mac- Dougall CM.G., retired to the Colony from London yea- terday in a B.O.A.C. Hythe flyingboat.

Mr. MacDougall, who has been on sick leave in Britain, was met at Ani Tek by Mr. P. Sedgwick Principal An- sistant Colonial Secretary, Mr.. R. Holmes, Assistoal Colonial Secretary, and Mfr. P.N. Chung, Manager of the Bank of Communicationa.

BRITISH AID TO

CHINA

Lower Estimate "Mr. Truman's estimate of expenditures in the next fiscal year was $499,500,000,000 be low the current fiscal year, but The announcement that labour

still represented $248 per capita as well as transport would he

of the population of the United Was provided by the forces Southampton, Jan. 9.

States. Estimated Income was taken to mean that service per-

London, Jan, 9. $37,528,000,000, down $2,600,- A New York liftman's Honnel would take over in case

current 000,000, and

fiscal Lady Cripps, wife of of agatevedure or porter sym-hospitais but the drivers 1'e- Saturday night out end-pathy strike. Both segments of fused pay for that work. Today

the Confirming the report, a For-year estimates of surplus were the President of ed in a trip across the workers had threatened to strike 1.500 drivers walked out at

$202,000,000 which, if achiev- eign Office spokesman stated able, would be the first surplus Board of Trade, said Atlantic and an unex- to prevent "black-leg" labour Southwalk truck depot.

Three Russians were hibited "byan

today that Spitzbergen is prosince the fiscal year 1930 here today that she was Paris; Jan. 9.

pected interview with from killing the drivers' strike.

international that It was believed Despite a Home Office stati-

thedicated most shens would be injured in a jeep acci agreement from ever being used tional defence funds would pro British United Aid to Mr. Truman's request for na-convincted the Fund for ment that he would be departed. Southampton police to- Government's order came

toa ematy of meat by tonight-dent in "Nathan Road for warlike purposes.

an armed force of China must go on. vide late to avert a meatless week. Professor John Smertenko, the day.

in at of

Britain's view is that, the 1,070,000 men in the Army London's

late yesterday evening matter, is one that concerns and 571,000 in the Navy and 30,000-mile trip to China as Vice-President of the American Last Saturday evening. 28-end for

She has just returned from a and one of them, a wo- Norway and the Soviet Union Marines. Defence expenditures President of the Fund and told League for Free Palestine, year-old John Gorman, a liftman families.

The ranks of truck driverk "Atill intends to carry out his of the Bronx, New York, went.

man, is not expected to except, insofar as the fulfilment for the 1946. fiscal year were d plans to enter Britain.

but for a walk, met some out un-anung:eitgestriko.swell-

Five through the night. of the treaty of 1920, regulat- $46,012,000,000 and in the cur- press conference today: "The The professor arrived here friends and some seamen and ed to 20,000 today and "house-

wives queued before rapidly į today from Rome. He travelled had a few drinks.

The vehicle in which they ing the status of Spitzbergen, rent fiscal year $14,726,000,000. test of our friendship is how were travelling was involved in to which Britain is a party, is Though we expect the Unit We can help. China now." by Geneva.

emptying butcher shop shelves t

Apart from the first three He is staying at

under the threat of a meatless

a collision with a private car affected.

ed Nations to move successfully the Hotel artetion, where the

weekend as members of allied!

Just outside the Dairy Farm Britain, he added, had receiv- toward world security," said months of the Fund's use, when Hebrew Committee of the

cafe at about 9.20 p.m. The ed no request from any quarter Mr. Truman, we still have money had to be exchanged a...........

a low rate, she was satisfied National Liberation and the!

Chinese, driver of the private for modification of this treaty large responsibilities arising that the best possible use had French Committee for Free

(By "Paul Pry")

car was not injured,

Roth, the Norwegian and Soviet out of the war. Military occups been made of the Fund, Lady

•Palestine have their

In hospital are:-

Governments as signatories are tion of Europe, and the quarters.

East must continue." Miss Alia. Vassilieva, aged! bound by its terms-Reuter. "All police forces avail-

Mr. T. J. H. Stent, Baison Askeri what he would do if he was

Modest Relief

officer for UNRRA at the Bri- The strike was the ravestable were rushed to the 32 of 27 Nathan Road: criti-! the Home Office carried out ils}

threat to London's economic

cally injured and suffering |

Programme..

tish Embassy in Nanking, an- decision, he said:

life since the 1926 general area around Buoy A-12 from a fractured skull.

The President told the Con- hounced that separate supplica strike called against a Central late last night when a

greas that need for big-scale of clothing and medical needs, relief for warstricken allies was which might amount from $50 almost over, but the United to $70 million (United Staten States was still obligated to currency) were being arranged (Continued on Page 8, Col. 8.) by UNRRA-Reuter

Gorman then woke up between sheets in a cosy bed.

"Where am I?” he asked.

It was not until an unmistak-unias threatened non-cooper- ably English voice confirmed tion against any solution pro- that he was aboard the crack posed by the Labour Govern. } head-liner "Queen Elizabeth" that he ment which failed to satisfy the

was convinced how much at sea | drivers,

"I don't know. I will see what happens when I get there."

e-Reuter.

When the "Queen Elizabeth" dorked at Southampten Gorman was still in bed while the police were waiting to check his story. --Reuter.

HUSBAND MADE HER DO

"TERRIBLE THINGS'

Bristol, Jan. 9.

The allegation that a 34-year-old woman, in love with another man, murdered her husband by striking him over the head with a child's toy boat, tying his hands and drowning him in a bath, was made by the prosecution here today. Rosina Ann Cornock, of Bristol, was charged with the murder of her husband, Cecil George -Cornock, also aged 34, at their home early in December. The other man, Gilbert Kenneth Bedford, 24-year-old clerk, who is crippled, told the court in evidence for the prosecution. that he was in Cornock's house throughout the day on which the murder was alleged to have been committed.

ing the drivers' demand for a

Pirates

In The

Harbour!

injured with

Nationalised

Eugene Tacnin, aged 33, of j Electricity Wages Board decisica modify-junk reported it was bef 15 Cameron Road; critically Shewan, Tomes & Co., Ltd. and iwo-weeks paid vacation and ing pursued by two local 14-hour week. It parslysed the counterparts distribution of vital food and "Black Swan." hampered mail deliveries..

The alarm was raised by the se. Butchers made their

wounds to the of the head and concussion. He was brought in unccnselous and up to the time of going to press

ration scales to spread disap- broke the stillness of the evening man's and 105 Hankow Road;

AWA "Surprise," lying at the buoy. She was still in a coma.

Valentine Novikov, of Gil paring supplies. Some allowed shortly before 11 o'clock by sud- "

bout four ounces of meat per denly blasting away with her condition not serious and main and ship's whistle as a junk bere down a suffering from stock and

lacerations. He was the driver

of the jeep.

TRAIN EXPLODES

London, Jan. 10. The Government's fifth

in 18 months, providing nationalisation measure

for public, ownership of electricity undertakings. Call for was published today.

It involves taking over the entire output of electricity

person. Potatoes, bacon butter were short. Customers on her at maximum knots. reurched shops for canned meat, Contact was established with the >tow and vegetables.

Junkmen by shouting and when Fortera at Smithfield Market, they screamed that two pirate one of London's biggest, today ships were in hot pursuit, a Sub- warned they would refuse to Inspector of Police who happened

A giant oil-burning storm loco-to be fixed later, all electricity handle produce tracked by to be on board the "Surprise" took motive, pulling the Great North undertakings throughout troops Bus drives and others charge and summoned reinfortearn trans-continental passenger country will be placed in the were said to be considering ments."

train. "Empire Builder" one of

:

St. Paul, Minn, Jan, in throughout Britain. On a date

thé

were not burning their Kiling three chiefly of Government's Electricity Bill

morning for Seattle,

sympathy strikes.

The pirate-ships were boarded the nation's creek trains-explod hands of a single centrul aur in gallant style and turned out of near Devil's Lake, North thority with a capital of 4800,- bathtub with a hands tied be-to be a couple of fishing-funks kota, at 8.30 pm on Thursday,

000,000. hind his back.

which

According to the terms of the The driver, Ivor Giles, said he navigation lights. There were no pullman cars, left St. Paul in the published today. this central

The train. arrived at the Cornock home with arms of any sort on board and his ambulance at 1.59. a.m. on they were obviously quite sur four cars were derailed but things cheapening electricity The first authority will aim at three December 8. Mrs. Cornock said prised, and amused, to learn that mained upright despite the fact she found the body of her hus they had been suspected of being the train was travelling at 65 supplies, simplification of exist He said that Mrs. Cornuck, they were waiting for an am- band, engineer Cecil Cornock, at a couple of pirate, vesela, i mip-United Press. had told him that her husband bularice Mrs. Cornock said:11 p.m. made her do "Merrible things" "People just would not under- Both Giles and Dr. G. R. Fells, and on the night that Cornock stand a man being so mental who said he arrived at the Car- 'died," Bedford saw the deceased and mad.”

dressed in woman's clothing, gagged' and tied to the clothes

Hands Tied

nock home at 2 um, said Mrs. Cornock appeared completely calm and in complete control of

Dr. Felle said Carnock had been dead "not less than four hours"

boller with his wife, beating* Earlier In his evidence Bed-herself."

him with a stick.

ford said that Mra. Cornock

irly systems and standardisation of supply and equipment.

The new central authority will be required to make

H.K. Man Sued For my its way so well

Maintenance

London, Jan. 9.

The witness said that after had told him not to mention the when he arrived and under cross At the Burlem (Stoke-on-Trent) stipendiary Mrs. Cornock had prepared her white rope with which her examination said, death occurred husband's bath he and Mrs. husband's hands were tied as not later than 10 p.m.. Cornock stayed downstairs until he lay in the bath.

she went up and called frame- "No one will do," he said.

Pervert

Hours before the court opened

diately to him. The deceased "No one will understand about today eight women and three men. cwas lying in the bath, which this carryinge on."

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court today a maintenance order of 30 shill- ings a week was granted to Ruby Chan, of Hong Kong, who applied on grounds of deser- tion against her husband, William Frederick Deakin, of Rathbone Street, Tunstall, Stoke- on-Trent. A

con- returned home and sent a letter

the

were standing in line for scats was filled to the brim, and his.The Carnocks, who

were hoping for continuation of yester hands were tied with a rops, married in 1933, had one child day's sensational testimony that

They dragged him to his beil aged ten. Cornock was

The provisional order, an Cornock was an addict who posed room and tried artificial re employee of the Ministry of in women's clothes and had his firmed by the Hong Kong to his wife asking her to divorce spiration before sending for an Supply.

wife tie him to a water boller and Magistracy, was for $50 him as otherwise a great deal ambulance.

Mrs. Cornock made the beat him with a care.

............. Commenting on the unusual of unhappiness would be caused After "giving evidence. Bed- acquaintance of Bedford in The prosecution also charged procedure the magistrate said to three people, Reuter.. ford, who was the only witness August. last and the prosecution that Gilbert Bedford, 24-year-old that the marriage took place in called before the hearing was said that letters had been found cripple, ten years younger than September, 1941, and adjourned till tomorrow, de showing she and Bedford were Mrs. Cornock, had spent many parties lived together until Dề- clared: When Mrs. Cornock in love with each other.--Reu-nights at the Cornock home while cember of the same year, left the bathroom and came ter

the husband was travelling on The Japanees occupied the

Three business,

colony on December 25, 1941, Page. downstairs to me I heard Cor

Two Hours Late nock talking in the bath as she

Testifying today, Bedford said and Deakin wae interned, Trial of Col. Nom. Say Bristo), Jan. 10, Cornocks, was a sex pervert and Deakin alleged, he said, that Pane Five was coming downstairs. - He seemed to be talking through that Mrs. Cornock did not tele-buttack by his wife in the break arm-in-arm with a Japanese

An ambulance driver testified given to perversive caning of his his wife visited the compound Atome Control Clash.

Page Seven

Anglo-Chinese

• gag and I heard Mrs. Commock phone, until two hours after the fast room. He said Mrs: Commock soldier and laughed at him be-} /* Commerce.

time she claimed to have found told him of: "other acts."United | ing beaten up."

Page Eight Bedford added that while her husband drowned in the Prem

On the war ending, Deakin MCC in Taxmania.

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