1947-08-20 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1847.

British Officers Confess In Trieste Corruption Case

Trieste, Aug. 18,

Major John Roderick Squire and Captain Douglas Arthur Wilde pleaded guilty today before a British Army general field court martial to ac- cepting bribes of between seven and ten mil- lion fire while administering the Venezla Glulla Military Government Public Work. Squire pleaded guilty to ten charges and Wilde to four. Sentences will be announced after they have been confirmed.

some

Both British officers-involved He cald the company's Rome in the AMG Publie Worka representative offered him com. Division Kraft and bribe missions for deliveries of bitumen scandal which culminated in the to the AMG, arrest of two American officers Once In A Lifetime and 31 elvilian employees-were The statement by Wilde nd. mitted collecting 10,000,000 re tried separately by the court martial.

from March this year until June The trials of Major E. H. and sald he realized carly this Richardson, former head of the year. "The Public Works Depart- Division, and of Thomas Cockerment was thoroughly crooked." hain, American officers arrested He said he went to Squire, who in the vase, will be held later told him, “Such an occasion comes hefore United States courts mar. only once in a lifetime." tial.

Wilde suld he "look heed" and The prosecution read Squire's į made arrangements aimllar to voluntary statement, in which he Squire's with his Italion Secre. maintained that corruption was ❘tary, Adriana Luzzato, who charg. "rampant" in the civilian staffed at rate of ten per cent or brought by AMG officers from nil contracts passing through his Italy and that "later increased hands, mostly concerning repaira with the arrival of Major E. H. to United Stoles troop barracks. Richardson."

United Press.

According to the statement, when

Squire reported (to Richardson) cases of civilian stoff accepting presents from contrac tors, Richardson allegedly replied: "This is customary in Italy."

The defence, however, did not call Richardson ne a witness.

Squire admitted he accepted gifte of wine and small presents from contractors and, following Richardson's example," nccepted an apartment from a contractor.

Beautiful Secretary

Squire's beautiful

Austria Secretary, 24-year-old Anita

LABOUR M.P.s INTERVENE

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London, Aug. 18. Eighty-six Labour Members of Parliament have uppested to King Paul of Grecce to nava the lives of political prisonera in his country, it 157 nounced in London todru.

The appeal

peal said: "We Laur Alembers of

cre of the British Houng of Commona

to believe that

a profound Bense of hor For is spreading through the British prople at what is hap pening in Greece today"- Benter.

U.S. Bomb

Threat

Alarm

PIROW ON INCITEMENT

CHARGE

Indonesia: Dutch

Adamant

Washington, Aug. 18.

The Netherlands Ambassador, Mr. Eelco van Klef- fens, tonight strongly reiterated his govern- ment's contention that that United Nations Security Council had no jurisdiction in the Dutch-Indonesian dispute.

After an extraordinary 45.min. ute conference with the Acting Secretary of State, Mr. Robert

Lovett, however, Mr. van Kleffens indicated that the Dutch were

States of its "good offices"

Germans

56-still willing to accept the United Must Go

to mediate in the dispute, Or Else....

Pretoria, Aug. 18. Mr. Oswald Pirow, year-old former South African Minister of Justice, was charged here today with contravening the Riotous Assembly Act.

The case was adjourned until September 6.

if

It said that such fallure would entail the forfeiture of

their personii luggage au. etention of their guarantor. .or punishment.

In addition, the missing per sons when apprehended would 150 bo punished.gmské#ogides кореня,

The Indonesian government als> accepted the United States offer. but with reservations. There were

• Shanghai, Aug. 19. The Chinese authorities iвau- indications that the offer might be withdrawn unless these reserva-ed a notification today threaten-,

Ing punishment for any" Ger- sions were removed.

Mr. van Kieffens told the press mins listed for repatriation to the Dutch government wanted their homeland, who fail to re-

ahend

suggestion that with

or at the headquarters of the It was alleged that on May foreign consuls in embattled In-hanghal-Woosung garrison on

or before August 23. 9, in an article entitled "Take donesia conduct an investigation the law into your own hands", invitation would be cancelled

of the dispute. But he said the in the publication "Die Nuwe the matter went before the United Order" ("The New Order"), Nations, he Incited others to commit an Mr. van. Kleffens said he was offence, The publle prosecutor returning to New York by plane referred to an alleged contraven-tonight to be present to the Coun Vienna, Aug. 19. tion of a section of the Native cila discussion. He said his gov The American Security Corps Administration Act which deals criment would oppose any pro- was called out on Monday night with acts promoung "l-feeling the United Nations had any juris

posal which would indicate that after a telephoned message that or hostility between natives and diction whatsoever. He said this Irgun Zva Leumi, Jewish un- Europeans".

included any suggestion that the derground organisation, planned This section reads: "AnyCouncil dispatch a United Nation. to blow up the United States (person who utters any word or truce committee to Indonesia- legation and two power stations does any other

thing Reuter. in the American zone of Austria whatever with intention to pro-

Soviet Pressure in five minutes after midnight. mote-feeling or hostility be-; Lake Success,

Armed troops Immediately tween natives and Europeans

New York, Aug. 18. took up stations at the threaten-shall be guilty of an offence and The Soviet Union today Berlin. Aug. 18. ed points and at the home of the liable on conviction to imprison- urged the United Nations Prince Ferdinand of Schoe-United States Minister to Augment for a period not exceeding Security Council to take up the naich Carolath-son of the ex- | tria,

It is believed that 120 dele Jolin G. Erhardt. one year or to a fine £100, or Indonesian case as quickly as gates will attend, representing Kaiser's widow. Princess Her Associated Press,

possible because the "cease fire 15 Oriental antions. The dele- mine, whose funeral took place

is being violated and pressure Inst week, and one of the lead- ing figures in the recent disap- pearance of the *600,000

gemma-was ro

Prince Ferdinand Remanded

Ruebner, said in a statement read Hohenzollern

in court that she had an agreemanded in custody for hin "per- ment with Squire that all pre-sonal security" when he appear reeds collected by her or Squire

ed before a British

would be equally divided. She

(approximately ·US$31,200 the legal rate of exchange then) in

military

sold she deposited 7.000.000 ltre court here today, charged with making false sintements to the Aillex. The

alleged to An prince was her bank necount and spent have "forgotten" to disclose She Is the daughter of a wealthy Nazi Party membership dating Austrian who owns several hotels from 1982 and membership' of In Yugoslavin and Italy. She is the S.S.

1,500,000 lire.

new under arrest, awaiting trial. The hearing will be resumed

Squire's statement described on August 26-Reuter. visits by Mr. Grifiths, Identified

as the President of an American China's War

engineering company, who

Introduced by Richardson, and

allegedly offered to open a ne count for Squire' in Knoxville Town.

Dartford Mystery

into the murder Cotter,

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Accounts

↓

Washington, Aug. 19.

both.Reuter.

act or

Whitehaven Pit Disaster Inquest

Whitehaven, Aug. 18.

inquest was formally opened here this after- noon on the 66 of 104 victims of the William coal pit disaster. It was adjourned three weeks. Á sum of £247 19s. 2d. has al. contributed to the ready been National Appeal Fund launched on behalf of relatives of the dead

men.

More than 1,000 wreaths have been ordered for the funerals beginning tomorrow or Wednes

Present

Wedding For Princess

Shanghai, Aug. 19.

to

for

day. The local florists may have A fund opened here on Mon-

day by prominent Britons, buy

a. wedding present Princess Elizabeth, got off to a

to work night and day on the or. ders, but they say there may not be enough flowers and orders may,

Dr. Wellington Koo said today that negotiations for settling China's war accounts with the be sent to Liverpool for further good start with contributions

United States, Including an supplies. estimated US$1,500,000,000 lend- lease, were making progress.

government

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UNECAFE TALKS

Manila, Aug. 18. Plans are almost complete for the United States Econo- mic Commission for Asia and the Far East (UNECAFE) meeting which is scheduled to be held at Baguio next Novem- bor.

is being brought on the Indogates will be housed in Govern

ment cottages. nesland to accept mediation."

The conference is acheduled When the debate ataried, M. to open on November 15.- Andrel Gromyko supported the United Press. Australian plea for a quick dis- cassion on Indonesia, prefer-

| ahly tonight or tomorrow morní--

ing.

pouring in, not only from British nationals, bat from people of The three en who escaped several other nationalities.

the

Birkett, pit-John Koo conferred with acting from

The committee in charge the British Lovett and Daniel Hinde and James Weigh which includes Sveretury of State Dartford, Kent, Aug. 18.

afterwards told newamen that mus, left hospital today..

Consul-General, A. G.. Ogden, Birkett, realise the need for limits individuni. in The police are enquiring today | China is much interested

.contributiona and sels .CNC$100,000 Mrs. Eten Sovici-American efforts is agree moving and doing as little as pos. 55-year old widow, on Korea's future

sible to conserve the small quan. minimum individual donations at whose body had been bundled int and would like to see the ne-tity of oxygen not penetrated by CNC$10,000 (the current black the bedroom cupboard at her homegotiations speeded.

deadly gas, and Hinde and Weigh. market rate is roughly CNC$40,- in Dartford Rond.

man trusted in his experience apparently had

He also said he discussed with and guidance. He set ou guided 000 to one American dollar) | Lovett. preparations strangled

Associated Press. The discovery was made by the Japanese prace conference; the by a little illumination from a police who were called from a atalemate in delegates of The lamp several times show- xirect accident less than 100 yards UNRRA Bupplies to North China ed a warning blue colour indicat away when Mrs. Cotter's lodgers and the Indonesia situation.ing the presence of gas. Birkett were surprised at not finding her Associated Press,

then retroced his steps try and about the house and asked the pulice to look for her-Reuter,

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"CONFESSION“

been

for

the

FALSE ALARM?

Rome, Aug. 18. The Italian police announced Warsaw, Aug. 19. today, that a hand grenade was Eugenius Ralski, of 17 defen-Tound this morning against the dants charged with caplonage, wall of the United States Em- told the military court of Cracow bassy garden in the centre of today that he had given "secret Reme. information" to the former The police said that after American Ambassador to Poland, thorough examination it was be Arthur Bliss Lane.

He said he acted on the in.

lieved the grenade, o World War I model, had been careless- structions of Zymek Bel-Strazal.ly thrown away and its position no significance.-United

kowski, underground Intelligence had chief, who is also on trial.-Unit. Press.

ed Press,

Hamburg, Aug. 18. Herr Heinrich Kopf, Primo -Minister of Lower Saxony, sald today that Europe had become too poor to "indulge in the luxury of excluding from work an

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SHANGHAI MONEY

Davy lamp.

to safety/Router.

Russia Urged To Intervene

ta

on

And another avenue of escape. Finally his mind was made up.

Washington, Aug. 19. There was a chance and he de i The United States and Britain elded to risk it. The three men. have urged Russia to instructi stil gulded by Birkett., covered the Bulgarian government their faces with handkerchiefs suspend the death sentence im- damped with water from their posed on Nikola Petkov, opposi water bottles and charged through ftion leader.

Petkov

sentenced was the gas to the main haulage rond

Saturday at Sofia.

The appeals were delivered to Lt. Gen. Alexander Cherepanov, Soviet, acting deputy chairman of the Allied Control Commis- urged alon for Bulgaria, and him to "instruct the Bulgarian government" to suspend sentence until the Commission has full apportunity to review the case.

CNAC BLAZING. NEW TRAIL

Shanghai, Aug. 19.

A China National Aviation Cor. poration Skymaster is scheduled to leave Shankhof on August 21-Associated Press. on a survey flight to Singapore.

The plane will make stops at Hong Kong, Saigon and Bangkok. Facilities at these stops will be

Teheran, Aug. 18. RATE

Princess Asharaf Reza Pahlevi, Shanghai, Aug. 10.

the 28-year-old twin sister of the Bhah of Persia, Mohammed. Reza The open market rate for for inspected by' CNAC technicians. Indus

Pahlevi, today loft Teheran in a trious people like the Germans" sign exchange was fixed, today Regular flights between Shang- Swedish Airlines plano for Btock- when he addressed the opening off the same figures which, were hat and Singapore are expected to holm. Hanover's trade fair of German set yesterday CN$39,500 selling be Inaugurated within a few

She is on her way to the United Industrial export production dis- and CN$30,000 buying for one weeks of the survey trip.-Asso-Stairs on the Invitation of the play to world businessmen.-Rou- United States dollar-Associated ciated Press.

ter.

"JANE"

I'LL ASK THESE OLD BOYS IF THEY KAŁOW ANYTHING ABOUT LORD LOVACE

Press.

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SMACK!

United States Red Cross-Reuler..

FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE

DON'T SIT ABOUT, JANE!-

· HIS LORDSHIP'S ON

HIS WAY TO THE

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POLISH APPEAL

London,, Aug. 18.

He said: "We consider it- An urgent appeal. for strep- extremely important to continue tomycin has been sent to Eng the discussion of the Indonesian tend from Poland where it is case, especially as it is reported aceded for a child tying ill with that the ceuse fire order is benbercular meningitis in the ing violated. It also known Poznan University dinie for that diplomatic pressure in besick children.

ing brought on Indoncala to This is the first of such ap- force her to accept mediation peals to this country from Po- in the dispute."

land, but as a member of the Polish Consulate Bald today: "Poland thinks Eng'and has everything."-Reuter.

The Security Council decided to consider the Indoncatan case tomorrow.-Reuter.

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