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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1947.

MOUNT PARKER AIR CRASH ENQUIRY

Findings Of Board: Five Recommendations

Wrong Order By Controller

That an order contrary to established procedure, which should not have been given or accepted,

* was given by the Controller-on-Duty, Kai Tak, shortly before the Mount Parker air crash In January, appears among the findings of the board of enquiry appointed to investigate the accident.

The board's report was issued yesterday. It also includes five recommendations submitted by the acting Inspector of Accidents. Mr. Max Oxford, which were considered by the Dirce- torate of Air Services and the RAF, and have been implemented.

It will be realed that Philips | other than airworthy. pine Air Lines aircraft P1-C12, On January 25th, 1987, struck Mount Parker to a rhand while approaching Ka Tak pirfield.

Au a result of these Budinges the Aeting Inspector of Acel- dents submitted the following remmendations:--

The crew of four wres kid outright. There were no pas senpers

the Forgo JKTIVI U:8.$6,000,000 is predel fallion. which was scattered over the

2. Where so equipped, air- mountainside, win recovered,

An enquiry into the cause of craft baving both HF and VHF the peeldent which neenrred to a

RT should be able to receive on Philipphic Air Lines 1 air-both frequencies without

11. Al fet-downs under con- trot of Kai Tak Tower must be fmide on a descent dying away from high ground until contact is minde.

craft P1-012 on January 25, 1947 wis held at the Directorati of Air Services, Hong Kone, on Polemy Gth and 7th, Probable Track Of Plane

The investigation was ducted by Mr. M.N. Oxford. Acting Inspector of Accidents, ursisted by Wing Commander E. Hohlen, R.A.F., of the Royal Air Force Station, Tak, and Captain V.H. Dizon. an almerver appointed by the Bureau of Arranautics of the Government of the Philippines.

BRITISH MINE

DISASTER

Coventry, July 13. Gauge af minces benneiled for more than 40 hours to reuch the body of the third victim of the hit disaster of the Binley Colliery near here,

"The babies of the ten others wka perished, in a roof fatt that extended over 30 porde, two miles from the pit bat- tom, were Freuvered prater- day.

The pil will probably be closed on Wednesday to alloro The men to attend the funeral Aurrice-tenter,

General

Election Soon?

London, July 13. The Sunday Chronicle switching. In eas of fallure af VIFF communication. Tower said today that Britain's Controi shou'd endeavour to economic position might tablish contact by BF.

3. Waglan Island meteorolo-result in a general elec- gival past should be equipped tion within the next nine

instruments to measure months. with bright of cloud.

China Corruption Attacked

Confiscation

The

San Francisco, July 13.

of the wealth of many of China's

leaders, including the brother of Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was advocated in

WINDSOR HOUSE

Price: 20 Cents.

DEPORTED TO HỒNG KÔNG

Singapore, July 13, Seventeen - Chlume hare been deported to Hong Kong on the inotar-ship Van Heut: under a Singapore bonisk- ment ordinance for alleged crimes of vistence,

Tearful

occurred oniside the Outram Rauri Gaol this morning when sown of the mens familien were admitted fo

gandbye.

Reenra

Some familien accompanied the deporters.--Remter,

New Small

torial appearing today in the Chinese Nation-Notes To alist Dally, official organ of the Kuomintang Party in America,

Chinese inngunge news. foreign and dunestle corninerclul paper, while agreeing with the competition. Generalissimo's recent request for

national mobilisation to defeat the Communists, strongly urged that something be done to clean up corruption in high political circles.

Sex Murder Influenced

Clean-Up Campaign

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Chinese Civil Servants!

PETITION TO LONDON

Dissatisfaction with Government's newly-revised temporary high cost of living allowances was recorded at a meeting of the Hong Kong Chin- ese Civil Servants and a special sub-commit- tee has been formed to draft a petition to the Secretary of State for Colonies, the "China Mail" learned last night.

A responsible adelal of the Association tok! the "China Mal!" that rovised allowances benefited only the European (eivil ́servant and a very small percentage of the Chinese civil servants.

He pointed in that the maj- grity of the Chinese civil xor- wants were In Class III al be.

BRITISH

ARMY DEFIED

on

Government's reply to tow, with salaries under $200 The newspaper sald Kung and

about the month. The new "allowances Jerusalem, July 14. Soong have no way of denying the complaints

extra charges because they are trun. battered, 5-cent and 10- gave them only a few

The Irgun Zvái Leumi dolars a month. The editorial referteil to corrup-

cent ngtes was issued

The official also pointed to the Announced today. that tion within the government and

and yesterday. In brief, it fact that while the new allow the two

British army the Party as "well known

merely says that new nees for the permanent civil sergeants kidnapped at It said that in or The Nationalist Daily referred open secretz " to press dispatches implying that der that gaverturent may

Natanya gain notes are being issued. servants were based on prewar

Saturday salaries. temporary civil xer- Dr. H. H. Kung, former Minister the confidence of the people and (The statement does not wants were getting the same were unharmed and de- of Finance and Dr. T. V. Soong, reformd the present financial silun.

answer criticism of the allowances based 1946 fied the British Army Madame Chiang's brother and then there should be no further

themselves. and salaries, which were higher than and police to free them. China's former Premier, were in-delay. In liquidating the immense notes

men who used their makes

prewar salaries. He said that In huge financial enter. Wealth of volved

The two Britohs held as hos comment Government should give the ole tages for three their political in. † political power for their

own about

Irgunists under prises using

the suggestionstull much more consideration. death sentences are Quente to the disadvantage of gain.

In a place that some form of metal

Back Pay

where they can be kept a month coinage should be issued. Another official of the As or more, sald an announcement. "Government has been making sociation said that the few of the Jewish underground, or The Daily saidl; "We suggest efforts for some time to replace tolkits extra would not help gamisation, The government should investigate the dirty and tattered ten and much to meet the current cost British authorities holi the the Soongs wealth to see how five cent notes now in circulation of living, to which must be threat of martial juw over they have been utilising their and the banks have been co- added at least the recent 30 per Natasya as they directed an inten- site search for the abducted ser- political power to gather it and operating to the best of their cent increase in rentals. how they have been manipulating ability.

It is learned that the petition geants. foreign exchange to their own These efforts however, wil will also include an appeal "fur advantage. Such wealth should succeed only with the coopera. expositing "Occupation-period be confiscatexi. what these mention or the publie and especially pay "y. 1. The Control Officer-an- The article said that with the

have been doing is «Illegal, we of the large firms who handle duty should be more fully inexhaustion of the American and

should decide the casu by law,quantities of these notes on the required from

Helsinki, July 13. and this Party should use discourse of their business. "Theac ditions outside of the harbour. date would be

the electorate on new plan

firms are earnestly asked not to X. The Jet-down procedure

The police said today inary mensures to stop it." for facing the future,"

Kung and Soong were the only put back into circulation the Preure in linh 2 of Japan And in a should be further examined with a view to increasing the tons of both the Labour and

The constituanay organiza-that Alexander Adliya Imen-name by the newspaper inrt notes which they receive ridge extending from the lyukas nervis Santoran, und Bergen, Depresión “ater „N Eridence was given by the air margin of safety, An alternative Conservative Parties have been kin, 22-year-old chef ac-'canection with the chatgo, wong phut, to segregate them and pay China, Indo-China anish R of "Kibyte skiw

It alluded former President them into their bankers, whole lens of moving. for use when conditions are bei-warned to have their election cused

of the Lin Sin and Vu Chitel as exam will see that they are withdrawn: enter cloudy with Lecasional trattie contra, signals And

Forecast :-Licht ar suvierate or to the machines in readiness at short

Chronicle worst sex murders heeples of the opposite extreme, say meteorological siad of the nirer in the harbour

notice. the Sunday

"There are ample stocks of showers chief during the morning. field and by representatives of as is often the case) should be west than they are to the east

in recent years, was "In- ing that these men devoted their new notes but they can only be Bald. Philippine Air Lines Tue.

The article suld a "tentative fluenced" by the Anglo-lives and money to China. brought into effective circula developed.

Government plan" was being After cunsideration of the

tion if business formulated, but this plan might American film, "Wanted probable, track of the aircraft¦ Revised Procedure

be altered by American aid to for Murder."

operate. during its descent through cland

These recommendations were Europe. under the Marshall and on the evidence produged considered by the Directorate Plan-United Press. the Hurd of Investigation of Air Services and the Royal found that:-

Air Force and have been (a) There is no evidence of | p'emented. A slightly revised inaceurney of

hearings let-down procedure laying parti- or failure or ground equipment.cular stress on breaking cloud th The VIP DF_and_M/F | white tying away from high Beacon Jetslowa procedures as grand has been published. A adoptout by R.A.F. Stition. Fet-down procedure to the west Kaitak, the M. Beacon pro- of the Colony for use when the declared Foochow capital of cedure published by Notice to weather there is better than to plague infected port. - United captured during the

VHF

"Airmen No. 1 of 1917 mnd the Jet-down procedure authorised by Philippine Air Lines Ine. spreify the descent to below cloud flying away from Kai Tak and the return to the airßeld by contact and these procedures are safe if strictly followed.

Order Contrary To Procedure

(c) The cloudbase of 1,600 fleet applied only to the harbour are and the base was lower outside of yenion Gap but no Invi- tien existed for determining this.

(d) The

Controller-on-duty assumed a cloud base of over 1600 feet and ordered a turn on instruments, expreting that c'ond would be broken at or be- fore the completion of the turn. He considered that he would Jose R/T contact with the air- craft if it went further away on a descent. This order was contrary to established pro-1 cedure and should not have been given or accepted.

(0) The bearing obtained of- Ater the turn indicates consider- able drift and it is considered

stead of to port.

formed of meteorological con- Canadian loans, “a new manIVIC

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im-

of one

Adlivancin strangled 38-year A old Majlis Puckalen in a park where he lured her after a chance

In advocating a clean-up, cam. paign within the Kuomintang Party and Government, the paper pointed out that President Chiang promised to Institute political and cconomic reforms and put China's

suit such

concerns

co-

BUBONIC PLAGUE meeting in a restaurant. Accord constitutional laws into force. It teashilily of re-introducing cons

IN FOOCHOW

Shanghai, July 14. The Chinese Customs have

Fukien Province a bubnale

Press.

No Marshall Plan

For Far East?

Washington, July 13.

Informed quarters here did not exzect any pros- pects in the foreseeable future on extension of the "Marshall Plan" to the Far East since it appears to be United States polley to extend aid in that direction on a country-by-country basis.

Delay In

Japanese Payments

Ing to the police, he first beat her on the head with an empty bottle and then put the body under a a heavy park - bench.

Adlivankin was said

to have

almost un-

confessed the crime after he was

pricedented furore over the murder.

The Weather

+

Yesterday's Weather Maximum: 15,1 den, Fabi Minimum: 76,7 deg. Fal Bushtme: 1.0 boars, Ilainfall: 1.4 mm, LA7 lachr. Fotu) since Jan. 1-122.2 mm, 4 minut an average of 1135,0 mat,

Itendnu at 14 h.m.

3.231. ....$497. 100%. m..

29.15 10.19 inches, *G

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present small denomination notes "The inconvenience of the

ment has been exploring is fully realized and Govern-

the atm.n.d. action is absolutely of the pre-war type. It is hoper Rel. Humidity.... necessary to unify the people be-

that this will prove kind the Nationalist Government, but the difficulties in obtaining wind Force ......

possible, Phil

supplies of such coins from England at present BTC con- EUROPEAN MISSING viderable."

-United Press.

Warsaw, July 14.

A European wernan by the name of Zelermy, aged about The British Council announced "Wanted for Murder," filmed in 30 and nationality unknown. in Warsaw England for an American com- has been missing from

on Sunday that 23 Yeung Polish students and teachers will pany, has been banned by Swe-Wo Nursing Home since about leave for Britain on July 16 In dish movie censors and aroused 12.10 p.m. yesterday..

She had bean water treat-study at Cambridge, Birmingham lively debate in Finland, where

inent in the hospital for some and Liverpool Universities.A the police fear it may Inspire more sex murders.

A

The central figure of the film is pathologic murderer-United

Pres.

Murder Attempt

In Bangkok

time.

sociated Press.

Widespread Hunt For

Kidnapped

carly

in

Britons

Jerusalem, July 13.

These circle pointed out that

Brigadier J. N. R. Moore said today that the Jew- the United States was assisting

ish diamond town of Nathanya, and more than the Philippines, had announced

20 Jewish settlements which surround it, A Korean ald programme, had

might be declared "a controlled area," subject informed the Netherlands Eant

to military law if the two British sergeants Indies assistance would be ex

Bangkok, July. 13.

who were kidnapped on Saturday morning Suvit Phanthuset, member of Lended when a stable govern- ment was established, had al- Parliament, from Chlengmal- were not freed by midnight tonight. rendy given credits to Siam to once the northern capital of

A strict "house curfow" may seated off tha British troops fluance the rice harvest and Siam miraculously escaped had promised Burma aid when murder early this morningJewish village of Even Yohuda, also be imposed and no end will Independence WOB -achieved, when two

salvoes from a near Nathanya, as the widespread be permitted to leave or enter the

for Bergeant Mervyn isplated area-Reuter which was believed to be soon. Thompson submachinegun fired search Washington, July 14.

and Sergeant Clifford A regarda Chins, it was be within five metres by a would-Martin went on today. At an Announcement

PREMIER'S TOUR from

lieved the United States' future be annañain failed to hit him.

morning conference that the aircraft could only have Tokyo that the payment course there depended on the Suvit. Phanthuset was deputy Nathanys, Major General R. N.

Nanking, July 14 arrived at the position giving of reparations will begin results of the Wedemeyer Mis-Minister of Finance under the Gale, commander of

the 1st Premier Chang Chun is leaving Learing of 336 deg. at 146 by having turned to starboard in at once may prove more |sion, but In any event Chinese! Khuang administration and is British Infantry division, Briga Nanking shorty for a tour of

anelstance would be separate now a prominent member of the dier Moore, the area commander, North and

Bouth · ac- imaginary than real.

the District Commissioner, from the rest of the Far East. opposition, (f) The course to steer of

confirmed reports today. 340 deg, did not keep the air- The proposed payments to Since an essential factor, or Suvit said that when he Mr. E. R. Reeves. Gimme cording to persistent but un-

deployment of troops, estimatest

If Chang starts on his tour It craft on a trick of 386 deg. and China, the Netherlands Enst In the Marshall Plan for Europe noticed the muzzle of a sub at a brigade in strength, in the will be his first trip from Nan- further drift to port placed the dies, the Philippines, Malaya and is that the countries themselves machinegun sticking out from hunt for the Field Security men. King since his inauguration. Ga Orange groves, caves and sand Premier. Unlike Dr. T. V. Boong Baircraft in auch a position that Burma are limited to Category get together, and formulate a waiting black saloon car he

considered A those

strictly plan for their own rehabilita-jumped into a ditch and war- dunes were being searched for the who, when Premier of China at 1,600 feet VHF, communien-

conducted most of his business tion was blanketed. It is im-military rather than peacetime tion, it was believed China, rowly escaped. He said the kidnappers' hideout,

It was learned reliably in from Shanghai, Chang ins would not be part of any such gunman fired a second salvo as

fold been holding office at the Exe- Mrobable that the advice to factories converted for war.

In the opinion of members of possible p'an for the Far East. the car drove away, but again Jerusalem today that the

(Jewish recutive Yuan all the time. M.limb given at 1459 was re the Far East Commission the de- Sources said that they could missed him as ho was lying flat forces of Haganah Meived

sistance movement) which pulled. It was also reported that pay not rule out the possibility that in the ditchA

out its forces - from the search miner Cabinet realffle may Plot's Rate Of Descent gated recipients of the

ments of Japanese assets do not some kind of overall plan might He said he had been warned yesterday because it had not be be expected United Press. (g) The pilot's rate of des- want the military equipment. In be worked out for the Far East, of danger and had taken the given a free: hand, might again

FRANCE LEADE at was not in accordance with stead they are after the strictly particularly if the European precaution of asking police pro- | refoin in the hunt for the miss Morrect procedure and he was peacetime machinery and equip. plan proved highly successful. feetion. The day the incident Ingmen.

Paris, July 13. Should the area come under Mareequently at a greater height ment which is not yet available In that event, It was believed took place there was no special

France: led Italy by six, wina) Man he should have been at the from Japanese reparations. here, there would be consider police guard as was usually pro- milltary, control, it would -menu

and of 8 minutes flying.

What the five favoured nations able, sentiment for extending, vided him every day previously, the withdrawal: from the commu- to three At the end of the second day of a friendly lawn tennis (h) It is accepted that the will do appears to be up to their the plan to Asia, although Suvit said he noted the num-nities of the normal faofities of match here today

civil: government.

In the men's singlés, ‹ France aw was properly qualified and reparations commissions in Japan sources pointed out that there ber of the car's licence plate. This would include: telephone genged; that the aircraft had whose responsibility it is to make was no indication such would The police have been investigate and postal services and do would won two matches out of three effective licenco and there is their requests of the occupation be done in the foreseeable fu ing all day but have not yet re mean complete solation from the while in the man's doubles, each evidence to show-that it was -authorities--Associated Press.

country won one máich.Reuter," tura,United Fresa.

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Hit knots.

They warned that unicas' the men were returned by Monday night, military rule would be im-. pored aver a 60 aquare mile'arca.. Freviously the deadline had been reported na mkinight on Sunday right--Associated Pites.

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Pope Tin

U.N.R.R.A. Report.

Pape Three

Western Economic Bloe Formed.

Page Siz

Land Values; Editorial.

Page Seven

Attack on Greece.

Pane Tru

World Sport.

Japan's Plea For Easy Terms.

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