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Fierce Communist INDIA'S LINK

Attack

On Yulin

Nanking, Aug. 12.

The Nationalist defenders În 'Yulin, a northern Shensi city on the Sulyuan provincial border, repulsed another flerec Communist attack on Monday in which the Reds stormed into, the west gate but were forced back after hand-to- hand fighting, according to Chinese reports today.

The reports said that the Nationalists are at pre- sent firmly holding the suburbs as well as the airfield while reinforcements are expected tol reach the beleaguered city shortly to help in removing the Communist menace. The attacking Communist; Pro-Government reports nó. forces are apparently those dis- mitted, however, that small todged from the Yenen aren bands of Communiste escaped last March, who were regrouped the cordon and slipped to arvar following hiding in the moun- south of the Lunghal railway talos,

where they halted.

Red Claims

WITH RUSSIA

Мовсом, Лир. 12. Mrs. Virayalakshm Pandit. Indian Ambassador to Russia, said today that she believed "India hún a special link with the Soviet Union, since

both India and Rustja have shown a capacity to blend and hur- pontian different racda and civilisations."

India today is emerging from a period of inaction," she said, "and is faced with the gigantic task of utilising her resources and building up her national life so she may take her rightful place among free nations of the world. As we plan our national life, we traire also to plan for friend. ship and cooperation in tha international sphero."~~~A##0+ ciated Press.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 13, 1947. 7

Ambitious Plan For South

China Provinces Accused

An ambitious plan, involving an estimated US$157,600,000, for the reconstruction and de- velopment of Kwangtung and Kwangsi pro- vinces goes to the United States for support to- day in the pockets of Colonel W. Bruce Pirnle, one of the prime Instigators of the present Kwangtung Five-Year Reconstruction pro- gramme. Colonel Pirnic, said yesterday alone, It was estimated, would that he was dying to the United cast US$83,100,000. States this afternoon to present the plan to American Interests and the Import and Export Bonk which has indicated that it would be willing to "consider favourably any sound business project."

The former Deputy Command ing General of the Second Area

Kwangsl

Still In

OnePiece

Acceptance Of A Gratuity Wasn't "A Crime"

“A man in the service of Government is fully entitled to take on extra work for... extra remuneration. He could only be dealt with departmentally and not in a Police Court.”. "Are you all right? No-

The above contention was put ping in front of the restaurant bas body

beaten you forward by Mr. C.A, Sutherlon and the coolles Juut Ifting the The projects for Kwanget in. up?" asked Mr. W. A. Russ when he applied to Mr. W.A. garbage tine onto the cart.

Blair-Kerr at Kowloon to review! It was simply case of either clude tung cit extraction, refining Blair-Kerr of Cheung the case in which ave Sanitary paying or having the garbage un- and distribution, hydroelectric Wah at Kowloon yester-Department employees were sen cleared or the garbage containers plant with auxiliary units, cement manufacturing, coal mining, suger day when he appeared on tenced for conspiring to obtain bashed to pieces, sald DSt Johnston, who went on to refer redning. a paper mill, and aremand before His Wor-$10 from Trong Wal.

When the case was heard on to the evidence given by Mr. nitrate fertiliser plant, the est ship on two charges of July 10, all defendants admitted Macey of the Health Department mated cost of which was said to burglary.

that they received $10 monthly, at the original hearing regardlig When defendant stated between March 15 and July 15, the refusal, of, scavenging coolies he had not been from Taung Wal for the removal to collect; garbage unters they

from 14 Shantung were paid to do so. beaten by the Police during the of garbage

Te Street, ground floor. They were In reply, to illa Worship, Mr. remand, DSI MacDonald marked, "We have brought him sentenced to four months hard Rues stated that the issue ho in

labour.

tended to rate was that the $10 back to Court all in one piece,

In his application, Mr. Russ paid by complainant was Your Worship."

Dec'aring that necured had stated that when he interviewed work done by defendant which it committed two serious offences, ita ellents in Stanley Gaol he was not their duty to do,

This acceptance of gratuity did ' Hia Worship passed sentence obtained the impression that Fung

Tak, Tsz Ho and Kwu Sing, not constitute a crime, declared of one year's hard labour scavenging coolies, were "utterly Mr: Rus, but a breach of deport-

Command in the Chinese Theatre US$74,000,000, of War disclosed that his flam Colone! Pirnie sold that t of Pirole, Lee and Company, In. programmes was a policy of jolt that corporated in the United States, purtleipation of American and cles were blown up.

The broadcast also Government

claimed had been appointed "negotiating Chinese financial and technical "another"

Nationallotgente" by the Provincial Gov.bility in economically sound pra. fighter plane was

of Kwangtung and jente which would further the captured by ernmenta

development of China on July 13 Kwongs and that contracts hadtural- It claimed the Communists

to and eventually ripen into ful when it made a forced landing en signed with the "alm in the Red area in Shantung finance and operate a number of Chinese ownership and munnge province. It said the pilot, Sun projects as 'private' as well as ment. Wen-pin, was injured and hos-int public and private enter.

prines"," pitalized.--United Press.

towniets

The Communist Radio claimed the Communista "oner recover- ed and subsequently withdrew from" 30 towns or during the month. that 100 Government artillery pièces, 800 heavy and light machineguns. 3,150 rifles and 1,000,000 rounds of ammunition were included in the war booty.

Heavy fighting was also re

West ported to be raging in Shantung where planes staged numerous sorties in Monday, bombing and struf- Ing the Communists who were trying to advance "aimlessly" Bouthward after the escape) route to the north bank of the Yellow Hiver was cut off. These Communists. under Gen. Liu Po-chen, have been sliced into

It claimed that one Flying several pockets and are being Fortress B-17 was shot down mubjected to heavy pounding,] and more than 60 motor vehi. the reports said.

(Continued in Next Col.),

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He estimated that it would ink the provinces aix to eight you to pay back principal and The Colonel, who held the rank

interest. of Major-General In the Chinese

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senior economic adviser to the Government. The following arrived by C.P.A. governments of the two provinces, plane from Manila yesterday: declared that the appointments Gaw See Koa, Que Hua Chiéng, and contracts had been approved). Mrs, Co Cam and Miss Catalino by the Chinese Central Govern- Que.

Inent in Nanking.

*

Book On President

Roxas

each charge, consecutively.

Cheung was charged on Satur.

stupid as any people I came across.".

It was, and is, quite a common practice for scavenging coolles to

day with burglory at 1 Emma Avenue, ground floor, on Aug | 6, and at 5 Pence Avenue ON

July 6. He pleaded guilty to the receive gratuity for doing extra work, submitted Mr. Rusa, auch Arst count and denied the second as conveying garbage tins to the until evidence had been given lorry, empty them, and by Sub-Inspector A, Morrison, them to the householders. Fingerprints Bureau chief, that He was given to understand, three sets of impressions, found sald defence counsel, that when

return

for

mental byc-laws and regulations. Mr. Bloir.Kerr, in. granting the application, Axed Aug. 20 for hearing further submissions.

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on a pane of gluas at the scene the charge was read over to them, of the burglary were identical Lau Tung, the driver, and Leung to accused's fingerprints.

Ming, the coolie foreman, nodded D. E. D. in memory of When DSI Matches asked for thele" heads, and the other threo, Fung C. L.). a three days' remand, defendant seeing them nodding their hands. Į harted out. "I will definitely he thought "We have better ned our H.K.Govt. Contribution killed if I get back to the heads too" and did so. Police."

Total.....................

To Aug. 9

Grand Total

Arrivals ot the Peninsula For Kwangtung, Pirnie, Lee and Hotel: James Isbrandtgan, C., Company have obtained contracts Betjemann, H.N. Gould, w.w.[to develop Whampoa harbour, Grossmun, Capt. J.R. Cannon, Mr. tulld a Canton, Gas Works, erect and Mrs, G.F. Youe and Miss an automobile assembly plant, a Falth Snuggs.

hydroelectric power plant with radius of 100 miles, a large ship. Peninsuln departures:-Danny yard, highways, a fertilizer faz

An account of the two Vibat, Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Chou, tory. a coment factory, a glass

studies at St. HE. Scullin, Waldo Drake, WJ. factory, to explolt the coal mines years Newport, H.Y. Mo, Miss L. Mason, the Klayer Cave of the Piar Joseph's College in Hong Miss Mary Taylor, M. Bergher je mountains and to develop a and H. Frankel,

provincial irrigation scheme. This Kong of President Man-

juel Roxas of the Philip- Rotarians turned out in forection and, knowing that $10 had yesterday's weekly Club en received by Leung, Ming and pines will be included in luncheon to give District Gover-pard

over to Inu Tung, at Aug. 9:

at

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None of the defendants, non. tended Mr. Russ, fully realised' the full import of the charge, They heard the sum of $10 mẹn.

CHOSE 'JIMMY' AS NAME of dynamic leader of wafers home," from the the charge

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* 3,010,00 3,010.00 2,082,001.80

$2,098,021,80

FOOD AND FUEL COSTS

Fuel Costs for the week ending The following are the Food and

a full-length biography nor Dr. L Shu-fan a rousing rolded their heads in answer to Rico and Flour 7.2 catties $4.0000

the welcome

Vegetables... 1.9. 91 1,3110 he had Detective Sub-Inspector J. Salt Cabbage .. .2

the new republic which United States, where is to be published in the been attending the 38th Rotary Johnston,

International Convention.

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Spoy' Investigator, O slated that, in answer to the Tes United States.

Dr. L, gave his brother Recharge, all defendants admitted Salt Fish Felixborto G. Bustus, of the tarlans some Illuminating, high-aving received $10 monthly for Fish Pork Philippines' department of for- lights and skillights this four months from the complain.

Firewood There was absolutely no Bean Curd, 14 pieces woe ant Convention eign affairs, and biographer of year's President Roxas, is at present among 150.odd delegates from question of their having a vlaltor here and is conducting 55 nations wwho were whisked misunderstood the charge..

Total before the Mr. Russ subunited that "What Is the value of a man'a | Jimmy May for the sum of $1,000. reacarch into the life of his sub-off to Sun Valley

A Police constable reported Hong Convention opened, for a week clients received the money In circumstances like these. He said that he used the name of ject when word where the whole of his evidence "Jimmy" because he hoped to at Kong In 1907. He has conferred of the best time he ever had in extra work done by them. They last night that about 8.40 puh.

St. Joseph's College officials; his life.

removed. the garbago from the black Austin car travelling along shows evasion and equivocatlon,"tract European patronage,

Furthermore, he liked to

the Nathan road hit a Chinese just meet

"Why, it was just like going restaurant, emptied it into asked the Hen, Mr. Leg d'Almada the name because other business; contemporaries of the Philippine back to school again! The ni- cart, and returned the containers. outside Gingie's bar. e Castro at the Supreme

making

This payment was, contended de- was taken to

the Kowloon yesterday referring the evlin the same street

to

mosphere and the friendliness dence of Ho Nal-ges, plaintiff in use of the word "Jimmy", such lender.

Bustos is the public relations of everyone about made you for fence counsel, analogous to n hotel Hospital in a serious condition. un action involving ownership of

He denied that the word officer of the Philippine Con- get everything else," said Dr.Toomboy receiving payments from Jimny's Hair Dressing Saloon.

The case is being heard before business bolonged to Jimmy May

because the sulate General in New York. He L "Jimmy" was used

was a war correspondent during! The

1 Mr. Justice E. H. Williams, Puizne

Ho loft Hong Kong about May Judge,

Mr. B. A. Bernacchi, instructed by Mr. Sydney Ng Quinn, is ap- pearing for the plaintif.

Silva.

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Kitchen" and "Jimmy's

Ta

1942 and it was not correct to say that he was frequently seen Hong Kong during the occupation.

"No Casc"

t>

Answer

Defendants, the Jimmy Hair- dressing Saloon, are represented by the Hon. Mr. Loo d'Almada e

On Mr. Bernacchi informing Castro Instructed by Air. Marcus

the Court that he was not calling A. da

Plaintiff's claim is for a declar- any further witnesses, Mr. Le

d'Almada nubmitted that the de- ation that he is and has been at | #4

fendant had no case nl material times the owner I

and that the onus was on plalatir the business together with the goodwill, furniture and ittings, a to prove that he was the owner of declaration that defendants, are in Jimmy's Hair-dressing Saloon only evidence which had unlawful possession of the buni been put forward to prove owner- ness and an order that defendants ship was the evidence of the plain bỏ restrained from holding them- selves as cwners of the saloon and ff on oath. carrying on business in the sald

naine.

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Grass-examined, Ho denied that he sold the business of Jimmy's Hair-dressing Saloon to

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"What is the value of a man's word in circumstances like these, where the whole of his evidence

shows evasion and equivocation," asked Mr. d'Almada,

President

guests for even such a small ser- Ivice us "running down to get a

the war, and author of "Andi Taeung, told Rotarians that H.E. newspaper." Now Comes. Roxas," a book on the Governor,

Dr. F.

Sir Alexander

to be an

Defence counsel further sub- mifted that it was, and 1s. a com,

Luc-

the life in the Philippines dur- Grantham, K.C.M.G., had mon practice for householders to

ing the ocdupation. He is a cepted an invitation guest now Hotel.

at the Gloucester honorary member of the Club. Pay scavenging coolies to go up to their Ants to remove their Felicitations and good wialios were also extended by the Pre- garbage to save themselves (the

householders) the trouble sident to Indian brother Rotar- bringing. It all the way down to

Readers' Letters inns on their forthcoming Indo- the streets.

India

pendence celebration,

Guests at the luncheon were Messra. Gordon F. Frisque, Sir-Let me be the first to Frank Roberta, F. Y. Ho, H.V.

the Independence de Booten and Arnold Drake. congratulate Celebretton Committee of India. and Pakistan for their initiative | in sponsoring the

Tunelion of Celebration at the Indian Heeren- tion Club on Friday.

But another point I want to

know is the names of that said Committee and who appointed them. I myself and many others! will be glad of the Information Hundreds of Indians do not know of such #committee until the

The evidence, said Mr. d'Alma- da, was divisible into three parts, the pre-war, war and post-war.

Mr.. d'Aimada dealt at length with the evidence touching upon nollee appeared in the papers. the different periods and said that Why? Is this Hitler's Germany

no credence could be pinced upon or Free India? the testimony of plaintiff.

Be. J'Almada also referred to the de- meanour of plaintiff while in the witness box and concluded by asking the Court to rule that the defendant had no case to answer.

"No Foundation”

FREEDOM.

Chinese Pass Through

Ex-Pows

Four hundred and eighteen

In reply, Mr. Bernacchi said Chinese soldiers passed through

that the submissions of Mr. d'Al rada were without any possible foundation.

The title of plaintiff to the Barber shop had been clearly ad- mitted and as the defendant had alleged a sale by the plaintiff, was for defendant to prove, that the business was sold,

After slating that he could'not i

Hong Kong yesterday to Canton having been repatriated from New Guinea,

'The men were taken prisoner by the Japanese Army in the Shanghat area in 1942 and de ported to New Guinea the same year.

Chinese Army représentatives see how the authorities quoted by from Canton met the men and Mr. d'Almada could be applied in accompanied them to Canton by the present cabe, Mr. Bernaccal the noon train said, that oven conceding the Aug:

gestions produced by Mr. d'Alma-

da, the very most that they show-ary authority to act in the mat- rid; was is that the plaintiff tork Hmmy. May, in as a pariner.. Mr.

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ter.

MOVIES FOR

ST. JOHN'S

Different Plane

of

"I am all in one with Mr. Russ'

contention, regarding the payment for clearing rubblan on upper foors," replied DSI Johnston, but the present case was,un un entire. ly different plane.

Ahe

The complainant, sold Specta) Investigator, was the pro A cinema show is to be given prictor of a small restaurant ni-14 to all members of St. John Am- Shantung Street, ground floor. the Great The garbage was left out in the bulance Brigado. in Hang, on Friday this week at scavenging lorry usually stopped. Hall, Brigade Headquarters, Tai street near the spot where

There was no question of climbing ctairs or doing any work which the coolies should not do.

8.30 p.m.

Thore will be four films and between each film several well- known Chinese doctors will dis-

CUBS

the subjects lustrated, Members are naked to be in their scats by 8.16 p.m.

CASE TO

the

From their observation post, continued DSI Johnston, both De. lective, Sergeant.Major Iu Muk and himself saw the lorry stop.

TO GO TO GOVERNOR

The submission that the Urban Council treated his

client's application in a "very unsympathetic! and biassed manner" was made by Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ before Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday when Lui Woon-sun was summonsed for carrying on an offensive trade. at 192 Yu Chau Street.

adjournment, stated that ho was been issued to a new person who Mr. Russ, in applying for an, to his chagrin, that a licence had referring the case to the Gover- had spent nothing while his own

application was turned down.

‚nors-in-Counċi],\

| •*. In support of his contention, Counsel contended that the. Mr. Ruso declared that his client premiges were not used, de tand- Rad been carrying on the bus menta as the person lying there ness of plg-roasting for over ten had no right to be there, i Un yours. The licence lasued prior fortunately, his client was un- is the outbreak of the war was able to get him to move out un- collected back by Urban Council less force was resorted to or an Itispectors: In”1941tlant

executive order "obtained."

Barnapchi submitted that, the de Losing Business fendant had a very strong case to He Imew it man à foalog busi- ness at the time it was purchased. On Mr. Justice Williams hold- He paid 10,000 yen. The locality ing that the defendant had a cuso was a good one and the furniture * to answer, dir. Leo d'Almada was also in a good condition.

Ari officer from the Health briefly outlined the case for the It, was never Bitgested to him During the whole of the Jap- defence and then called Chan at the time he bought the business occupation, said Mr. Ruse Department Informed His Wor Cho Long, who said that he that it belonged to 110 Nat-yeo, Lui continued the business and, chip that the new licences a pre- bought the business of Jimmy's nor was ho oyer approached by at the beginning of the re-misen were not used as "tené- Hali diestipg" daloon, on July 6,

110.

occupation, was given to under-ments and that, in any case, he frecível, stánd that he might continue to they would close at the end of NA Zrom Mul Kia-hung who The first time that he resel was-represented by Mut, Wing any information concerning a do su until things becams more the year. mow. The sale and Purchaso was claim in connection with the busts | sellied.

** "His Worship remanded tho | dúly, advertiäed in the "Wah: Klu noia was when he received a lettär

Illa client, continued MP case for a month, pending: op- ORION from Massa: Hastings & Company.

Gjøvernor-in- Chaneld that he saw lotteri Higarines will be restored at 10 l'use, had spent a considerable plication to the Twipe. Maj: Wing-mow, the necgada.m, today..

jkum on his promlacs only to flad, "Council."

The man

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