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Eggstra! Hen-Fruit Stand Up

Fresno, California,

Feb. 2.

CHINA MAIL

No. 33580.

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U.S. BUSINESSMEN WANT A SEAMEN ON GRUNER APPEAL

PLEDGE FROM CHINA

Chun, Choron en No Credit Unless Import Obstacles Removed

Lih Lih

eggs stood on

in Fresno today. It may have been mental con- centration that did it.

A group of Fresno disputanta decided to test. the whole thing for themselves. They took yes- terday as the first day of Spring. (That was. Le original United Press anuck from Shanghai. A subsequent disputih raming next Monday as the pupes day passed unnoticed.

The experiment ocesFred at 8.66 am. E.5.7. on a hard pack- ed earthen path behind a small cafe with four of the dafe's own all rat could be spared during the breakfas rush. The from doubt, custers Trailed jeer's

""Well, I'll he another reporter. the care

cale owner

off to

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and United Press corrispondent Cari Weli stood eggs on end.

Despite a light breeze the cafe

stood twa owner and Welti

ter

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Recommendations! To State Dept.

Shanghai, Feb. 3.

American business quarters disclosed today that

recommendations have been sent to the U.S. State Department and Treastry officials that a clause be inserted in any future credits or loans to China requiring a Chinese pledge that legitimate American business will be granted the necessary import licences and credits to enable it to survive.

The suggestion was advanced as foreign and Chin- ese importers unburdened themselves of their resentment and concern over the obstacles placed in their way in the handling of the new.-- Chinese import licensing regulations under which all but minor importation has beerï at a standstill since November 17.

State

on their small ends and two in their broad end, I worked not only the hardpacked earth but in

of saath.eement walk. Previously mentioned assertions Some quarters expressed the That the stunt could be done only hope that Secretary of through a mazician's trick of Gen. George Marshall, with his Shaking the KK

until the yolk

firsthand

the knowledge of "stabili was broken and the egg

China stuation and, it is pre- ed" were disproved by the cafe owner who warned: "Be careful sumed, an interest in helping, of those eggs.

We need them for American business to survive, breakfasts and do not want them would help remedy the situation scrambled." few minutes after which already has driven many the experiment they were the firms out of China and theaten- most beautiful eggs sunnyside up that anyone has ever ordered. ing many others with

The Wisdom of the ancients is nów inside us-United Press.

H.K. Egg Sales Soar

Local egg dealers must be feeling highly satis fied with the results of yesterday's sales, as it is not very often that the demand is so great as it was yesterday.

For this sudden heavy demand for eggs, they have to thank their ancient sages, wis, foretold that

on the day set apart for the be- ginning of spring (Lup Chun),

Jitterbugs 'Outlawed'

PEAK TRAM SERVICE

"We hope to run a skeleton service on Wednesday next from 8 am to 6p.m., provid- ing nothing unforeseen hap-. pen," an official of the Peak Tramway Co. told the "China Mail" yesterday

evening.

Bewan unable to say how frequently the

CATE would

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Mongkok Gun Duel, One Dead

Soaring Scot Saves Spouse

were

HUNGER STRIKE

Swansea, Feb. 2. Eleven Greek seamen -who locked themselves in their cabin aboard the Greek steamer Stavros in Swansea Bay on Sat- urday, and went on hunger strike after they had been dismissed by the captain, are expect- ed to be brought ashore tomorrow and taken to

Cardiff.

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Once the men are ashore the vessel can leave the port and continue her journey Philadelphia.

.to

of their

The men claim, under Greek

•

tug

REJECTED

Jerusalem, Feb. 3. The Palestine High Court today rejected a last, forlorn attempt to win a stay of execution for condemned Jewish terrorist Dov Gruner and Holy Land took on the appearance of a coun- try on the brink of war.

The court turned down an application by Grank

Gruner, uncle of Dov Gruner, for an order to postpone the hanging which, it was believed, had been set for Tuesday. His application, re- sembling a request for a writ of habeas cor- pus, asked that the Commissioner of Prisons show cause why he did not issue an execution. order of stay pending formal approval of the order by the High Commissioner.

The application was signed !

behalf of the elder Gruner, New York City Post Office employee, but neither it not appeals from every newspapër in Jerusalem had any apparent effect on Dov Gruner's stead- fast refusal to appeal against his sentence.

Jerusalem itself is girded for action. The streets, cafes and shops are almost deserted.

Three-man patrols-one police- man and two soldiers-armed with Sten guns walk the silent streets. It has been a day of arthodox Jews. fasting for adding to the city's abnormal

All attention is focussed on. Irgunist Gruner in his death

EXECUTION POSTPONED?

Jerusalem. Frh, 3. A high Government source reveals that the execution of Gramer, originally believed scheduled for Tuesday, will not take place "for soute weeks yet."

No feeling of retief fulläms "the announcement and it ia

believed martial law will proclaimed immediately the

כל וולפין

bren Press

American

and children have evacuated. — United

Day Of Prayer

Glasgow, Feb. 3. Amhlaibh M'Andreis, with his green Ross kilts The strike started when the men decided to remain until aflying, sailed 15 feet) £5,000 Was paid into court from the balcony of St. pending settlement Andrew's Hall last night| daims. to rescue his wife frym Labour Party "manhand-law, 2.000 wages, alleged to be due to them, repatriation to lers" who objected to her Greece and compensation. speaking at a political It is understood that the un- dertaking, has been given on meeting

M'Andreis' dramatic leap the part of the owners of the brought 700 people roaring to vessel to pay the £5,000 into quiet. their feet and he and his kilted court. wife

hustled off the Heavy seas prevented

trunsports are en A Chinese gunman stage, M'Andreis suffering a boats from meeting the

cell of the Central Prison. If route to Palestine to evacuate was shot dead and an-bloody nose in the scuffle. steamer, which is held under ha execution takes place it is Women and children.United

"I could have handled the arrest,

Press. other seriously wounded

but they went near feared it will be the signal for when they opened fire chuckers eut all right-one by enough to discover the seamen

British an all-out attack on one," the 66-year-old Scotsman involved were on deck with authority by the terrorist or on a police patrol in the said. "I live a healthier life their kits packed ready to come ganisations and for an equally i Mongkok district last than they do."

ashore.

dreaded proclamation of mar- M'Andreis wife, who recent- night.

During the night the steamer tial law by High Commissioner The police patrol was movingly, was defeated for Parliament-riding at anchor in the bay Lt. Gen. Sir Alan Cunningham.

Yim Fo Fong Street, on a Scottish National ticketwo miles off Port Talbot, along

under her maiden name of dragged anchor towards the

The Irgun Zvai Leumi clan- 8.30 pm, and challenged Chinese

thea Labour meeting which was southeast gale. Reuter, walking along road.

discussing nationallaation of howled The men drew their revolvers transport and was The par said the daners were stricken from the list what was and a short, sharp gun battle down.

One man was shot" "I believe in the ordinary permissible for clubs. factories | ensued.. and public parks,

down by the European Inspec- people of Scotland," she shout- The paper's Vladivostok corter in charge of the party, theel over the uproar. "I am very shocked that there has been no respondent said the decision was other by a Chinese detective. reached by the Executive Com- None of the police were mention of air transport today.

You have talked of mittee chairman, who made the | injured.

railways, suggestion that the dances be

canals. and road transport eliminated and ordered the de

BET...." Colombo, Feb. 3. "Many importers, despite pre-crep entered in the minutes of the Sir Henry Monck-Mason mises, of a new El Dorado in meeting without a

a vo:c.

Moure, Governor of Ceylon, re- the China market, have been

correspondent suggested forced to transfer their offices that the chairman could turn his turned today from leave in Eng- and staff to Hong Keng. Others attention to more important maand. He resumed the adminis merely left local representatives ers, such as securing street light-tration from Sir John Howard, far possible future opportunities ing for dark street down wisich Chief Justice, who was acting

tinction.

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Jerusalem, Feb. 2. The Palestine Chief Rabbinare tonight proclaimed that tomorrow (Monday) would be observed in Palestine as a "Day of Prayer and intercession" in view of the

Moscow, Feb. 2. Western dances such as the tango, foxtrot and The seriousness of the jitterbugging have been situation was. the subject of an outlawed by the Vladi- near Shantung Street, at about Wendy Wood, tried to speak to beach in the teeth of a terrific destine radio, in a night, pro- "dire distress, of Jewry."-Reuter.

editorial in the Chinese-owned English language "China Press" which said:

"Genuine importers, many of whom have, been in business for decades, are finding that they must either dig into re- serves depleted through the! ravages of war, or close' don altogether.

Transfer To H.K.

Vostok

authorities, ac- cording to "Izvestia.”

The

citizens hesitated

and have closed their offices.". United Press.

Importers complained that

could stand on end with the thousands of tons of cargo greatest of

est of ense. In many offices, work was put most of it bought and paid fori aside as brisk competition took before

walk. Governor ፈ፡፡

Rouler.

in his

twa

absence-

EDUCATION BENEFITS FOR HKVDF CHILDREN

They charged inefficienes, The Government has recently decided to provide

the November 17 place between the boys and mom-restrictions were imposed-are bers of the staff as to who would packing warehouses and gu- first succeed in making a dozen downs with accumulating stor- or so exgs stand on end within age charges while the marlect the shortest space "Lime.

is crumbling. In the majority of homes, all eares were put away as Mom, Pop, Junior and the other mem bers of the family entered into the spirit of the occasion and spent a happy evening putting the wisdom of the sages to the time firms financed by politi

enlly influential · figures enjoy privileged Position through. nepotism contacts.

Lest

Hamburg Raids For

Nazi Cells.

Hamburg, Feb. 2.

and out-and-out corruption of the part of at least some of the low-level functionaries. They said that at the sume

as far as possible for children of members of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Forces the educational benefits which are made available in the United Kingdom to children of mem- bers of His Majesty's Regular Forces who died or were disabled as a result of their service with the forces.

The general effect of this will be that the children of such Volunteers will be eligible subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions to receive educational allowances in the manner laid down in the appropriate Royal Warrant

At this point a man and a woman seized her. and pushed her toward the entrance. Then M'Andreis, who edits the Na tiavalist magazine "Lion Ram- like a Scot Rampant and the tant." sailed out of the balcony

melee started.

"What's a husband for if

ROADS BLOCKED

BY SNOW

Evacuation

clamation addressed to Gruner, left no doubt of its intentions: "We have done all in our

Jerusalem. Feb. 2. power to save you. They are all (~~ The first:40. British women olit to hang you. Winston and children to be evacuated from Churchill is against you. The Palestine are to leave Lydda air- whole British Empire is against port at midnight tonight in and Western you. The whole world is against Trans-Continental

Airlines Skymasters. you. If they hang you our sons and grandsons will aing your praise. Your name will go down in history. Everyone of us is ready to give up his life for you."

London, Feb. 3.

The wives and children of Britain's great thaw British nationals are being

Arctic-like weather, was evacuation to Cairo.

airfield, after nearly a fortnight's packed into airliners at Lydda

spreading this morning and Cyprus.

not to take care of his wife to most

outside Haifa,

parts of the The American

for London

Consulate

he asked outside. Anyway, it country. In the London General and the Public was father strange being put area, the deep snow out of a Labour meeting by a which accumulated dur woman in a fur coat!"

Even before M'Andreis' leaping several days, is now the meeting had scarcely been turning to slush and five peaceful. Unidentified members hundred repair men in of the audience broke up the London are song by the choir with shouts,

having a

of self-government now" and great boom in burst-pine "break away from England."--repairs. United Press.

ALL 15 GUILTY

Hamburg, Feb. 3.

All fifteen ex-members of the of the notorious Ravens-

The Government has there to the Education Department sta

brucek women's concentration

The Methropolitan Water Board

are receiving. "SOS" calls from householders at the rate of OTIC every minute. Some ronds in England, where there were eight hours of snow s'orms. yesterday, were blocked and 400 cars and 200 lorries were piled up for two hours on the Daventry-Birmingham road when a lorry skidded brosdside across the road.

Twenty-year-old Mrs. Shefla

US$77,000 "Squeeze" The United Press learned from an excellent authority that cne long-established American firm, Importing vitally needed consumer goods, "was approached by a Chinese

claiming to refore set up a small advisory and to the recently instituted camp, who have been on trial Collings of Widcombe, Devon, Hundreds of German police present the Import Board and committee for the purpose of Pensions Assessment Board here for two months, were found expecting her first baby, went tonight raided 800 houses tr

the circumstances which will be the final guilty by the Hamburg War to Ashburton Hospital by car Hamburg's St. Pauli district, for asked for a US$77,000 squeeze. examining

"A consideration of 10 per and educational needs of each authority subject to a formal Crimes Court today.. lowing informallon that under- ground Nazis planned an attack, cent," the firm was told, would child-eligible for these benefits. right of appeal to H.E. the

This Committee will be known Governor, possibly with bombs, on meetings bring quick 'action on the cargo of the newly-formed Committee which had gathered dust in as the Hong Kong Volunteer for Political Prisoners,

warehouses for a month. Dependents Advisory Committee The police received a telephone. The firm, it was reliably and its scope will be ar fol- warniing that Nazis were prepar- learned, apurned, the offer on lows:- Ing an attack but

In spite of

the grounds that rather than (a) To make widespread and thorough raids on

terference-Reuter.

men.

towed by a farm tractor which took five hours to cover five miles. Her son was born soon after her arrival at the hospi- tal-

(Continued on Page 8, Col. 8)

THE WEATHER

people were Five thousand murdered in the camp's gas chambers and British girl pars No Action Yet

chutists were shot, there. Parents and guardians will The name of the 16th prisoner, be informed as to when they Dr. Winklemen, who died from The first-ever Sunday power. should interview the Committce a stroke last Friday, was omitted cut in many areas came yester general recom- to discuss their applications numbered seven women and eight Board announced a further 12 guilty day and the Central Electricity from the fadings. suspects houses, nothing in pay the "squeeze" it would mendations for the applications for Education Allowance and criminating. was found and the be more honourable and chea to this territory of those provi- are requested to take no further meetings were held without in per to move present stocks and slons of the relevant Royal action until they are notified C. L. Stirling, said that the court

The Judge Advocate, General hours eut today. to divert future shipments to Warrant which concerns Educa- by the Adjutant H.K.V.D.C. or would hear the last defence pleas countries less subject to com-tion Allowances. "SOS" Frommercial marant out that the each application for resistance

the Commanding Officer, H.K. before retiring to consider the To examine individually.NYA. malpractices.

the sentences-Reuter. It should be noted that tho, bulk of Chinese businessmen and to advise Government on effect of the present arrange "Alaska" decry the present situation, the extent of the assistance ments is to regularize the posi realising that in view of the that should be provided. tion already existing as a con San Francisco Feb fact that the world is goods- (c) To maintain contact with aiderable amount of work has Page Two The steamer "Alaska,” a pas- senger vessel plying between hungry China would only harm the children concerned and with already been done both under

herself by improper handling their parents or guardians on the Military Seattle and Alaskan ports is of import rhlings. Generally, the one hand and the Educa- and subsequently and most of

Administration}"," aground in Prince" William.

charge tion Department on the other. Sound, and has radioed for they are inclined to

the children affected are The Hong Kong Social Walready attending schools. *Immediate help,

underlings with the Irregular. Sher normally carries 300 practices rather than toplevel fare Council has been consult

Add fofficiala

ed as to the constitution of thụ.... passengers.R

Lisbon, Feb. 8. It was later learned that the. Both American and Chinese proposed committee and

A division of the Portuguese Álneka has freed herself and importers agree, however, that names of the members who Fleet yesterday aalled to meet proceeded in her damaged con unless the present state of bave been appointed are as fol- RMS Vanguard which is due dition toward Cordova.

affairs is promptly straightened lows:-Lt Colonel H. Owen to pass near Portuguese, terri, pai out, many businesses In China Hughes, Mia. Yeoh Wat Haan, torial waters today, are headed for the reefs in the B.A. and Mrs. L Prew! A salute will be fired to the next few weeks or months.- The Advisory Committee will Royal family:Associated Page Elphi United Press.

submit their recommendations ↑ Press.

All her crew and passengers are safe but thie bow and two forward holds are seriously daroapel---Associated Press,

the

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They will call at Paris on their way to London, where they are due to arrive tomorrow morning. The cost of passage for each „perash is 70 which, it is stated

be authoritatively, will paid the Palestine Government.

Forty Royal Air Force Dakota the Lydda airport tomorrow to tramport pyn A Force bakla

assist the evacuation of British women and children, it was learn- ed from a most reliable `source tonight. Reuter.

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