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American Agent Barred From Trial At Sofia

Sofn, Aug. 5.

The American representative, Mr. Jack Horner, was barred from the courtroom today as the trial of the opposition leader, Nikölä Petkov, and four others on treason charges opened in the Sofia District Court. Mr. Horner Immediately called on the Foreign Minister, M, Kimon Georgiev, and presented a blistering demarche, accusing the Bulgarian Government of "bad faith" in view of the pledge of the Prime Minister, M. Georgi Dimi- trov, that Petkov would be given a fair and open trial,

Mr-torner anid he was gtop-| aqund carrying Russian-type ped at the courtroom door and rifles. Petkov was gaunt and informed that the trial. was hollow-eyed but did not show closed to all."foreigners except any Indirations of ill-treatment nóws correspondents.

during His two months in the central prison.

Shipping Firm To Be Liquidated

Shareholders in the Tung On Steamship Co., Ltd, have been sum- moned by the Board of Directors to a general He meeting on Monday to pass a resolution, to liquidate the company and to appoint liquida- tors, the "China Mall" learned last night.

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7,

WILD SPENDING

TO WIN U.S. BUSINESS

Aug. 5.

Five Years Left

Washington, And As Howard Hughes sped here from the coast by plane to testify, Elliott Roosevelt, in finishing the story of his wartime relations with Hughes, admitted to Senate investigators, thất he probably violated Army orders, by accept- ing such lavish entertainment. Unt

insisted, however, that throughout the two days, the cocktails he enjoyed cost far less than the US$5,000 which Hughes publicity man, . John Meyer, claimed he spent. With charges"by a night club i cigarette girl, Patricia Mills, 25. that Meyer, was the father of her son as yet unaubitanti- ated and unanswered, another A senior official of the Company said that the firm has no credi-case of top headline importance tors. It was in a sound anancias was brought back into the pic-

ture. At the Foreign Ministry, Mr.

position. He added that it was The chairman, Senator Owen Horner warned 'M. Georglev: After the rending of the in- In the Interests of the Share- "The United States Government diclment, the fret of the minor holders that the Board has de- Browater, interrupted the probe to ask Roosevelt whether he will have to weigh the fair defendants. 37-year-old Major cided on liquidation,

still held to the views express. words of the Prime Minister Athúnaso — pleated gulity, as Owing to the uncertainty ofed in a signed article in the against actions actually taken by expected. He said he was mis- the shipping trade between Washington Post," which Baid led but now understood his mis-long Kong and Chinese poris the Hughes Inquiry was a "fo' the Bulgarian Government,"

and the difcuties.experienced He also criticized the Govern- takes. ment brochure issued last month, He told the court the post-war as a result of trade restrictions low up of the Pearl Harbour campaign which was a beautiful In China, It would not be right "which condemned Petkov in break

the Anglo- advance of the trial", and sald Americans and Russia, plus the to risk the shareholders' la amear job with no facts to back

It up."" the United States

not construction of airfields in Tur. terests, he explained.

The Company favourably impressed with the key, Italy and the American

was incor- Government demand that the Zones of Germany and Austria

porated in 1926 with

a capi- Agrarian Opposition

Party had led some officers to belleve publicly condemn its own leader that a conflict was imment le which Bulgaria would be the first to suffer.

before the triht.

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Mr. Horner bluntly told M. Georgiev that the spate of re- solutions by factory and, Govern-

between

Athanno said the

ploitera

planned a coup d'etat to place Hong Kong-Canton run.

which are wellknown on the opposition in power when ships, 1,950 tons each. ment workers, demanding the

death penalty for Petkov, were "nbylously phoney and the res Bult Government pressure",

He said M. Georgiev had pro- mised to study the points of the demarcho immediately.

The acting Brush political re- presentative, Mr. R.B.B. Tolling- ten, was also refused numlitance | to the courtroom.

Indictment

the

the conflict started.

Both were

Chicago,'Anp. be Dr. Robert Maynard Hut- china, Chancellor of the University of Chicago, is a spooch today said that if· Livo of the atomic bombe which en bo manufactured at, pres

ware exploded simul taneously they could make the United States uninhabitable,

sent

"I tow that some other. nountry will have, the atomic bomb within five years. know that when that happens we are all set for the final catastrophe. The task before u can be stated as the task of civilising the entire world in not lane than five years."

United Press.

Roosevelt answered: "I WII} tal of two and a half million that my father wilfully or in stand on that as long as I draw breath. Anyone who charged dolars which has been reduced any way brought on the disaster twice, with official permission, at Pearl Harbour when the re to $1,250,000. It owns the, 6.5. Tung On and the s.8. Sal On. verse was true...

Here Senator Brewster interrupted, recalling that the Pear! Harbour Inquiry group had been controlled by Démocrate and “if it had the aspects of a smear campaign, I am sure the responsibility resta slsowhere."

The second son of the late night club host as a "comedy President denounced his former

type individual" who had been guilty of "despicable institu- Roosevelt tions" against the

built in the Taikoo Dockyard and each has accommodation for

Petkov will be the lant to plend and will be removed from 1,493-bunsengers.—* the courtroom while the others explain their part in the alleged plot to overthrow the Fatherland Front.-United Press.

GAOL ALARM TRICKS WARDERS

The indictment was read at the opening session In the

There was a swirl of excite marble-walled room where more ment around Victoria Gaol yester. than 100 pollicians were sen- day morning when the escape tenced to death in the purge alarm was suddenly sounded. trials of the People's Court

All available warders and other following the Communial-direct-] Prißon officers Immediately took od uprising on. September 9, up their stations to cut off all 1944.

routes of escape.

Petkov and four mhior de The alarm was, however, only fendants sat on the first row] a test and there avas no real goo! bench guarded by a military break,

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Huge Stores Of.

Explosive Found

S. H. Fung of I-Feng Co., Ltd., 93 Bonham Strand East, was fined $450 for storing 60,000 lbs. sodium nitrate, sufficient to blow Cheung Sha Wan to pieces," at 465 Castle Peak Road on July 17.

Divisiona} Officer R.H.J.plied for the maximum fine and Brooks, Kowloon Fire Brigade, a penalty for cach day after the told Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr that, warning had been issued. De after his visit to the premises on fendant was fired $250 and $50 July 17, he received. a letters per day, for four days. from defendant stating the goods

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visit.

"mbral record.”

Meyer, who confessed that some of his party expense ac counts might have referred to Roosevelt in error, is scheduled to retake the stand on Wednes- day.--United Press.

Elliott Angry..

Washington, Aug. G. Elliott Roosevelt, angrily de. manding that the Senate Com mittee cleanse up my moral record," on Tuesday challenged publicity man John W. Meyer to ay that Meyer had ever "om- cured" a "party of giria" for him; Testifying before the Sanace War Investigating Committee, the recond son of the late, war-time. President challenged. In particular

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Meyer's expenso. vouchers with the. Howard

girls at hotel, late, $50. Hughes, Aircraft Company, Leting

to $40,000,000 worth of war-tins The Committee is Inquiring in- contracts given Hughes-Asso- ciated Press,

Shopkeeper's Doubts Annoy Magistrate

"What do you want? You first told me that a tem- porary licence would be automatically issued if defendant applied for it, and now you want an order closing the premises. I am going to adjourn the summons for one week for you to decide what to do,"

When he called again, there was "a great commotion" and coolies were seen hurriedly re moving the sodium nitrate to the special storeroom which contain ed other goods. He again wach- ed defendant that, unless the chemicals wero removed, he would be liable to a penalty of $100 per day for each day that the warning was ignored.

The defendant, continued D/0. The above remarks were In view of the fact that defer- Brooks, was fully aware of the addressed by Mr. W. A Blair dant was continuing to sell food dangerous nature of sodium Kerr to Health Inspector Leung and drinks on his promies, de- nitrato especially after the two Mo-fan who appeared, in com-clared H/I Leung, he wished to recent explosions features in the plainant' in a cummons against apply for a closing order againgt local Press.

Cecil Stanley Simmonds, Beences him. This application drow, the Although defendant had now of imperial. Ballroom, Nathan remarks quoted above,- complied with the requirements Road, for selling a cup of tea pl he made no attempt to do so, ún.¡ and a. cup of coffee on July 7. til the illegal storage was dis. When defendant pleaded that covered, said D/O Brooks, add- he had applied for a licence and Ing that another 27,000-Ibs, was received no reply from the Ur- stored by defendant in the Kow. ban Council, H/I Leung said Toon Godowns which the Godown, that a reply had been sent re-

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Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd. British Traders Insurance Co., Ltd. The China Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. North China Insurance Co., Ltd. The Yangtsze Insurance Association, Ltd.

The undermontioned joined thò Boards of Directors of the above. Companies. us, from 17th July, 1947.

C. BLAKER, Esq., (Chairman) N, O. C. MARSH, Esq.,

J. F. MACOREGOR. Eas M. H. TURNER, Esqu

The Directors announce the re-establishment of the Head and Registered Offices of the Companies at Union Building, Pedder Street, Hong Kong, as from 17th July 1947.

A, W. HUGHES,

General Manager.

Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd.

Abridged Combined Revenue Account for the year ended

31st December, 1946.

Fund' at beginning of the year £1,024,670 Additional Reservo

524,500

£2,149,170

Premium Income after deducting

· Returns, etc.

3,027,334

£6,170,504

Claims Paid

Commissions, Expenses and Pro-

vision of Taxation. Transfer to Profit & Loss Fund at end of year Additional Reservo

£1,245,208

1,110,218

- 284,934:

2,011,644

524,500

£5,178,304

Consolidated Balance Sheet on the 31st December, 1946.

Shareholders Capital:-

Authorised

Issued

Pald up

General Reservo

Reinsurance Fund, ......

LIABILITIES

200,000 Bhares

of £10 each. £2,000,000

135,000. Bhares

Exchange and Investment Fluctuation Account Leasehold Reservo Account Marino Fund

Fire Fund

Accident and General Fund

Profit and Loss Account ......

of £10 each

£1,350,000

135,000 Bhares-

of £10 each, 20 paid

$810,000

810,000

800,000

387,414.

1.730486

607,504

198.404

301,039.

£6,507,710

£178,048

87,459

265

Claims admitted or intimated but not paid!-

Fize

Accident and General

Staff Provident Fund..... Undaimed Dividends................................................ Provisions for Taxation and other Contingencies. Bundry Creditors and: Credit Balançes Frovision for Dividends. payable 20th May, 1047

ASSETS

Mortgages on Property out of the United Kingdom. Investments-

Deposit with the High Court, London, British Government securities British Government Becurities .................... Dominion, Colonial and Indian Government Securities

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USA. Government Securities

Provincial

Municipal:

Other Foreign Government Becurities.

USA. Railway Debentures

Other Railway, Debentures..........

Rallway Preference and Guaranteed Blocks USA, Public Utility Debentures.

Other Debenturession

Other Preference and Guaranteed-Stocks.......................... Shares in Marine, Fire da General Insurance Cos.. Other Ordinary Stocks. and Shares, su......... House Property-Freehold fat cost, less amounts, wr

Leasehold t

Sundry Debtors" including Branch & Agency. Balances Interest, and Dividends accrued but not payable miši

On Deposit

On Current Account.

All figures in Stesting.

When

£7,978.02

11,667

1:479,691

305,089

87,838

60,225-

DEFONE:

72793

1,088

90.262

47780

231,700

-301,500

984.803

38,454

1,336,784

£37,378,029

W. HUGHES, General Manager.

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