1947-02-25 — Page 1

PORTRAITS

OF

DISTINCTION

FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO GLOUCESTER ARCADE"

CHINA

No:33598,

MAIL

ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

HONG KONG, TUESDAY; FEBRUARY 25, 1947.

Mata Hari' THREAT TO COLONY'S GAS

Spied In Hong Kong

Nanking, Feb. 24.

Miss Kawashima, des-

re-

cribed in Chinese ports as the "Mata Hari" of the Far East, was sec-! retly flown here today from Peiping to testify in the forthcoming trial of sixteen. Japanese war crimes suspects before a Chinese military tribun- al.

Was

Kawashimu s the daughter of a Manchu priner. Early In

she her childhood In Peiping

adopter lay Japanese named Kawashima and taken to Japan to be educated. She alleged to have played a leading role in spring activities during ▲ the

Inchilents leading to the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese

·wor.

Supply May Be Cut Off Completely

Coal Stocks For MAJOR CHURCHILL "Having

Four Weeks Only

(By Margaret Bradbury) Supplies of gas to more than 200,000 people in

Hong Kong and Kowloon may be cut corn- pletely at the end of the next four weeks, ac- cording to a Hong Kong Gas Company official who said yesterday that slocks are now the lowest they have ever been for several years, The official explained: "The Calcutta docks strike has seriously affected our supply position. The Dersherghur bituminous coal which we use is mainly imported from there and shipments have stopped coming in. At the moment we have enough to last for four weeks only. Be- fore the war our stocks are never lower than a three months supply.

DEAD

London, Feb. 24. Major John S. Chirchill, nged

67, younger brother of Winn- Churchill, died at hin

"short

fou

t

today after houre itbreak.

the He was icnunded in Noer War and wan the Legion de and Croix of HonouT Guerre in the first world war. Tater he joined the London brokerage firm of Vickers da Costa in which he was senior partner at the time of his Beatite-Anneinteil Press,

Mercy Plane

Appeal For Economy Crashes

Drink Taken?"

Fondon, Feb. 23. The Exchange Tele- graph's Moscow corres-

Handove th

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ANTI-CATHOLIC FANTASTIC NAZI

PERSECUTION

London, Feb. 23.

The Vatican Radio,"report" allegations 1 of anti- Catholle, persecution “in AL- bania, tonight -naïd that, according, to

thr

Italian Catholic" paper, - Italia,“ tiCO priests were tortured to death la Scutari and that only two infirm

ikiene were now at herty in the city.

Nuna hed bren

expelled figm their convents und far- bilden, to wear religious dreas, the Radio added. Reuter.

Germans

Sentence

pondent has. reported Von Papen

that the following official statement was issued in Moscow:

Beriln, Feb. 24. White-haired former diplomat today Franz von Papen was envicted and sentenced to eight years by 'n German do-Nazifica- ton court.

GERM PLOT

London, Feb. 24..

The Nazi organisation now being rounded up plan- ned to wipe out Britain with anthrax and plague bacilli in powder form if the organisa- lon's demands for a western bloc against Russia' were not met, Brian Connell, "Daily Mall" correspondent reported today from Hamburg.

Connell said British intelligence officers obtained this information from Hans Georg Eismann, former Nazi bacteriological expert, and his righthand man, Karl Rosenberg, both of whom have been captured. He said the British crack- ed down on the organisation after it had ap proached leading German politicians for 'sup- port.

to

The dispatch sald

to kill

Eismann fare to the British authorities and Rosenberg addressed fettarsi on Dee.. 29, 1046.

the British Government Rosenberg was quoted as threatening to give their germ saying enough. germs

population could bu secrets to Russla if Britain did London's not algú an immediate trenty carried to England in a small "Under the Influence of drink,

a militarlatie. · Ger. | parcel Aments equipped with the former First Secretary of the

restoring

eque or a brief Brazilian Embassy in Moser,

many. A purported photostatic en umbrella copy of one letter was publish- } case. In which a small syringe Senhor Sularez de Pinna, visit

was concealed would sealler the cafe of the Hotel Nationti, The President of the court, ed by the. "Mail.” decided to join the jazz orchestra Camille Sucha, in passing sen

Rosenberg reportedly Bald erms unnoticed at bun stops, on the stage and, when obstructience, said the court had taken 12 men could wipe out London underground stations and other ed, hit a musician and the man- nger, breaking the latter's watch into consideration his elghteen and 60 men could destroy Bri- public places. Agents would br San Diego, Calif, Feb. 23. and then withdrew to the Hotel months served in Nuernberg tain's population and 120 germ- previously, sterilized against“. Eight of ten persons aboard where he hit the Secretary of the jail before and during his trial armed agents could "turn the the disease,

United States into a desort." Brazilian Embassy, broke an enti- jy the Allies. As a major i

Connell rudd · British Intelli- Guard oue marble inkwell set which he offender the maximum sentence

In Parcel £155 Amerlenn Coast

gence agents trapped Eismann Connell Bald Rosenberg, dis- and Rosenberg through send mercy misslun plane returning threw at a hotel employee whom

he would have received at the from sea are reported to have he missed, fs-stuvised by all. especially Pelping-by-the Chinese authori--ment-departmantrosponsible-t-ir-te consumption of-gan-contheen killed when the machine artistically-decorated table lang hands of his own people was closed his plans for germ war-|·ing, a distinguished heeterín. ties enrly in October, 1945, for allocation of coal in the which, due to the strike in crashed during the night south The Exchange Telegraph suit

Von Papen nervously listened Meanwhile, the trial of Hino Colony yesterday came thee.it,

is holding up our of the Mexican border,

the incident. allegedly happened to the verdict with eyes down Tanl. Japanese. malot-general warning that "all gas con February shipment of 9,500 Those aboard the plane in- on Dec. and, on the demand of charged with the responsibility | sumer:"" will have to keep a fons. Storka of this conl included a sick fisherman, taken the Foreign Office, de Pinna, left cast and head down.

According to the official Cen. tr News Agency, her activities were not confined 13 the Horthern provinces but. extended to central and south China, and and as lung. Kung . As far

French Indochina.

Kawashimu Was arrested in

The col position as fur swell tc-warn their servanta in the Comming is concerned in this respect.” not good. Our nutpat ly 1- creasing all the time as mor appliances arrive from England and more consumers are placed 03 or list. We still have a cansitlerable number of people walting.":

Meanwhile, from the Govern

A Government told me: "It is hoped that bitu- minous and anthracite dust and yes coalestocks up to the end

of March will be jaovided the strictest economy

adequate

for the vapè af Nanking in close watch on their consump- Hury Kong Should be sufficient from a boat off the Mexican 1937, will be resumed tomorrow tinn if they do not want 'daily for the next four to five coast yesterday. when the accused will çontinge) ent to be enforced in itna sup. | weeks.”

The plane had flown 700 miles his defence.--Reuter..

ples. Householders would do The official revealed that in south from San Diego on ́a

Hong Kong at the moment mission

was returning thereis enough anthracite to when radio contact with it was Tast for 85 days, while stocks lost last night.--Reuter.

Royal Family Bring Unity To Africa

Capetown, Feb. 23.

Today, six days after the arrival of the Royal Family in South Africa, General Jan Smuts, South African Premier; declared that the visit had already had the effect of bringing, greater unity to the country.

Navy Prize country," he said.

Money To Go

the

of Japanese dust-used mainly

by the power stations-total

12,000 tons, or enough for 40

- duya.... But the present. stocks

and

Stunt Flier

of lump coal used mostly by Killed

ships, ure down to 13,500 tons, or 24 days supply,

The American strike at the end of last year brought Hong Kong's stock down to a two weeks supply of coal for all shipments uperating from the

Colony,

Ships On Way

1 understand that there are now a number of coal-carrying ships on their way here. Four are due to arrive from America before the end of April, each carrying 9,000 tons shipments of coal and there is also one South African vessel bringing 9000 tons and due to arrive within that time. But, the Colony will still have to exer- cise the reast stringent Oficials here have economy. heen warned that the Amerlein strike may break out ognji (on the termination of the contract at the end of March.

Klamath Falls, Oregon,

Feb. 24.

John Gilbert (Tex) Rankin, world famous stunt filer, died in a crash of the amphibian plane he was piloting today.

Two passengers were killed with Rankin, who still held the world's 'recard of 131 consecu- tive outside loops established in 1981. He also held the inter- national acrobatic championship awarded at St. Louis in 1937.

and als broke

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the USSR. The Hotel National There was no reaction from announced Court proceediors the jammed courtroom an tho against de Pinna demanding boy-sentence was, read. ment of 8,500 roubles, the report The court ruled he may concluded ----Unlled Press.

again occupy a public position. He loses all claim to public pensions and the "right

6-Year-Old Evangelist

'Melbourne. Feb. 24. Six-year-old Renee Martz of Chicago proached a sermon tasting nearly an hour to a congregation of 1,000 at the Richmond Pentecostal yester- day. Hundreds mors came to hear her but they had į to be turned away,

She

never

Britain

To

to elect or engage in political activity."

"He may never be a member of a trade union and is forbid. den to engage in a publle pro- fession for 15 years," the cottrt This restricts von Papen to common labour for a 15-year perlod-United Press.

tuled.

Continues Shiver

London, Feb. 24. Weather-battered Britain shivered today in the most frigid spell of miserable winter and a flannel-like fog darkening London delayed a record number of 41 coal ships moving up the Thames.

ture

„laxist under the paeudonym onf |, "Prófessor Armstrong" to in-

terview them.

hi

Wouldn't Work

Following the interview the bacteriologist purportedly told nuthorities that the British Rosenberg had an elementare knowledge of bacteriology and

metbinds would not work. The unidentified bacteriolo gist reportedly said "Selentista have known for yeme- amali ---quantities of "arorms could kill' millions of persona if they could be infeeted 'but It can't be done this way".---- United Press.

DAUGHTER TO HARDWICKE

very

The Countess of. Hardwicke

London, Feb. 23. Carrying a toy trumpet withi

The wife of the Eari, of which she led the gospel. hymns.. Air Ministry forecasters and shipping has been resumed. she sang in Chinese, Eskimo nurture of 20 degrees Fahren- London, reparted the tempera a daughter, who has been

|said last night's average temi- Luton, 30 miles west of Hardwicke has given birth to and Russian.

below ed Vera Mary Braganza Yorke. is accompanying her helt throughout the country ture dropped to three He begnir flying in 1916, parents,

zero overnight for the coldest" Rev. and Mr. Jack might rise to slightly above served in the first world war Martz,

fs the daughter of Sir Francis who Arc with the freezing during the day but weather in its history.

Inter-Denominational would plunge again tonight into At noon London's tempera-Lindley, who was Dritish Am- from rose to 30 degrees.bassador sto Portugal and retired from stunting two Chicago

He was a

Pacific Church party which is visiting Arctic weather.

United Press,

1929 to 1931.-Reuter. Three pointa in Britain re- years ago.

Northwest distributor for afr. churches throughout Australiu.

weather craft.-Associated Press.

ported zero degrees -Reuter.

early today.

The bitter weather, believed, has convinced Govern- ment to postpone restoration of electrical power to cut-of areas until next week but Mid- lam industries employing 380,000 workers reoponed to- day as previously scheduled.

Italian Politicians

"The effect of

King'a the arrival in South Africa is al- ready evident throughout the "Already there is more gentleness and more unity apparent. There is not one who could see the ex- pression on the faces of King and his family a they greeted South Africa without feeling their charm and spiritual quality, which is act- London, Feb. 24.

healing ing in a wonderful Chancellor way on us. Mr: Dalton, the of the Exchequer, has announc "Because of this I must pay ed that he will shortly be in- tribute to the Royal Family troducing into the House of for what they are doing for Commons a Bill that will put us," added General Smuts.

Hung long' requirements The 78-year-old Premler an end to the prize awards for

Table on the whole are 40,000 tons a climbing officers and men of the Royal | spoke after

to address nearly month. Supplies are procured Navyand to a tradition near- Mountain ly na ok as the Mother of 1,000 climbers in the natural mainly from Japan, Parliaments itself,

amphitheatre on the summit

Ning thousand tons of coal is These prize awards have been after the annual memorial ser- palit out of the money realizedvice of the Mountain Club of imported monthly from Japan, fifty per cent being lamp voal by the capture of enemy ships South Africa.

The Royal Family had a plc-and-the rest dust coal. and cargoes.

The average rewar

stock Their abolition now is in linenic lunch today at a lonely

other major decisions spot at the mouth of the viver of coal held here was about 60,000 tons; a third of this Touw overlooking the Indian reached by the Labour Govern-¡ Ocean and about 450 kilome- came from North China and fleader of the Republican Party. He went into exile in 1927 to es

with

ment and affecting

old traditions, such as the ces members of the party

centuries-

tres cast of Capetown.

of

Other went

at

now

swimming and sun-bathed Wilderness Beach-Reuter.

Royal Engine Drivers

Aboard The Royal Train,

Føb. 23.

sation, of the practice, carried out na recently na 1919, making block grants to the nation's victorious soldiers and sailors, and the termination of the pension paid to the de-; Princess Margaret: does not acendents of Horatio Lord want to be an engine driver. She Nelson, victor of Trafalgar. said so after riding five miles Reuter..

with her sister Princess Elith In the cabin of the Royal train's engitte yesterday.

The Princess boarded the en- gine at tho watering placo : Rufetsjagts River, which means Buffalo Hunt River.

Moslems Won't Budge

India,

To Fight Duel

·Rome, Feb. 23.

now Chief-

It is

Prime Minister Attlee will describe the new fuel position South Africa and the USA. Two leading Italian political figures were report- ed today to have arranged a duel of honour at

in the House of Commons to- dawn tomorrow as a climax to a bitter two-

day or tomorrow followed 'on day public argument over the merits of Italian

Wednesday by a debate.. Sir Stafford Cripos, President of generals and troops during the African cam-

the Board of Trade, will defend paign. Randolfo Pacelard), 48-year-old the Garibaldi Division in Spain. Government's position against bitter Conservative attack led reportedly challenged Independent cape the Fascists and lived in

probably by Mr. Anthony Eden..

No date has been the reminder from Japan and Tullio Benedetti, 68, of Glounale North and South Amerleu - unt!

set for Formosa. North China cont is Bello Sera, after the latter, had liberation of Italy.

cuts in gas supplies similar to "Pacciardi told the Assembly consumed by described him in his newspaper entirely China itself.

as a coward" for having criti- last week that the National De the present electricity restric- ¡rised Italian

Minister gave

totions, af, five hours; daily but posts Army "officers for fence Hand-To-Mouth

their fight in Africa.

"monarchist officers who served their'imposition soon is con- Bituminous lump consump. A sword duel is cutlawed in poorly, especially in the African aldered highly probable. Gas tion requirements each month" Italy.

:campaign." He capcolally criti

cuts would be placed on a volun- total about 20.500 tons. I was Neither Pacelard nor Bene cleed Gen. Trezzani, told that there has been, and detil would comment on the re- of-Staff in the Ministry, fer los tary basis with individuals will be, an increase in the con- port. Pacciardi's Party organ, Lang the African campaign when facing the same penalties now sumption of lump coal for Voce Republicana, said yesterday he had 200.000 Italian troops in force for violators of other purposes, owing largely that the veteran soldier intended agathat a British force of 30.003. electricity restrictions

to challenge Benedett!, who is Benedetti – altneked Facciardi Crows Devour Sheep to the re-opening of the textila former leader at the Monarchist personally and the latter replied Today's severe marning

in his party newspaper until on

mainline- of "insults" and the weather delayed exchange

trains and froze, lovers, in challenge.

In was reported that two repre- dozens of railway signal boxes. jsentatives, for each man met last Flocks of "starying "crowa

night at Parliament building to swooped down on

anow- arrange for a duelUnited Press. marooned sheep In Lincolnshire und devoured them. Hundroda of other sheep perished in five- foot high drifted stay! While "Central London was plunged into an eerie twilight at

and the sun shone brightly in midday other paints were clear

Industry as the result of l Party

portation of yurts from Japan.. Pacciardi, who won the Italian On present figures, stocks at old medal for bravery in World They manipulated gadgets at the begining of April should, War I, fought as a colonel with when the train rounced, a curve. | be about 10,000 tons. This is Elizabeth pulled the whistle while much less than the minimum

Margaret leaned out and wayed to stock we should maintain, and Socialist

her parents in the rear carcinoma

Karachi, Feb, 23. Mohamed All Vinnah, President of the All-Indla Moslem League,

ald here tonight that the Moalem The King and Queen and tw League "will not yield an inch" | Princesses spent a restful Sunday In its demand for Pakistan and held a plenie, after attending (separate Moslem State),

open air church :sörvices. "

bitu

Europe

may be said to be on a hand- the present working position

THE WEATHER A weski paskerzione centred over the Donins se marine slowly satward "and a to-mouth basis.

The consumption of

Témble - Vrečare of?hlak, nresenten "axtende Dr. Jinnah said that the suf- The family rode in a motorboat. | mingus dust each month 21s

~London, Feb. 24.

Froes it to 8E Chint, From a deep disturbances in Bihar Province spected an ancient Bushman cave, by the Power Companies. As Party Conference in London w Okina: A ferhin low veure entry ferings of Moslems in the recent along the Tour River and in 10,000 tone. This mainly usedAt an Independent. Labour in NE of Healaise the extende

bált of low pressures - thrówekly Keiben -12: and elsewhere showed only more after which they ate a plenie reserve stocks are now finished on Bunday delegates from www he saw. PRZ clearly that they should have Junch at Baarsvelt, near Forestry. It will be necessary to call on seven nations pledged mparate gizleyenda de N CollegeUnited Press. pe Nations are built through

additional supplies from Japan selves to work for a

aerifices?! he said. The sacrifices, vel VA

at the end of next month, Socialist States of

which would be a powertaking

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