1948-01-10 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, "JANUARY 10, 1948. i

K'LOON EVICTIONS HAVE Tel-Aviv Background

10,000 Miles To Injured Son

Tokyo, Jan. 9.

An auxion, Billish father arrived this week at Iwa- kunt in the British occupa- tlon zone after an estimated 10,000-mille flight from England to be with his son, who was injured critically in a jeep nceldent.

Dr. S. Dalla, resident me. dical officer at the British Public Assisimmee Institute. New to the bedside of h son, D. Unita, radio tele- phone operator at Iwakuni who was injured on Decem- ber 14.

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Dr. Datin

Nown to Japan under the Air Minis. tru nian which enthies F parent of a dangerously ill serviceman to visit his son if such a visit is likely to be beneficial the patient.- Associated Press.

Missing American Party Safe

COURT SEQUEL Defendants Query Power Of Bench

"If I have committed an offence the guilt lies with the Hong Kong Government,” declared Chu Pui-tong (32), described as a farmer,' when he appeared on remand before Mr. W. A. Blair- Kerr at Kowloon yesterday.

Chue, with Lati Ngad-f0 (27); ag Second accused, Lau Ngal-fu, partner is the Hop Hing Knit-replying to the charge sald, "I ling Factory. is being charged plead not guilty. I will explain with "inettist other persons to everything. It have committed

Heath, resh HW.E,

a Plice offence it is because of the feer, and other officers of the Hong Kong Government."

Binir.Kerr Axed 11.30 Mr. Pelles when afting in the exceu- tion of their duty on Jan. 5," tum, on Monday. Jan. 12, for

Both dei pelants adopted de.hearing of the case. fent attitude and challenged the

Assistant Director of Criminat

auth rity of the Magistrile to Intelligence L. R. Whunt is ap try them.

pouring for the prosecution.

Chet, when asked to plead, ask d'elt What place is this? I wont to know

- Mr. Blair Kevr

esplajased:

Then the Kowloon Magidvary the Police Court of Kuwt on."

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What Offence?

Chú then demanded: *What offener have I committed 2"

Burglary At Victor's Cafe

of

Victor's Cale (22A Queen's Mr. Blair-Kerv: The Police Road, Central)

was the victim were asserting in the eviction of of a burglary last Thursday some pers ng og Crown land, in morning when 10 places pursuance of an order muned by lelothing worth $400 were stolen, 10. You are alleged to have in- Cat Burglar Wung Ying (28) un- feited the person, on the scene 10 employed, would have unt away but risht Mr. Heath, a Polien olleet police vigilance. He was arrest who was in charge of the Pollected on

on the

of the TUNE

Kayamally detachment in the execution of

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Me. Blair Keret "crown kazıl (Interpreted

"Government hund.")

Nanking, Jan. 9.

Char: "Wuch Government The party of four Mr. Blair-Keri: " is part of the Crown Colony of Bag Kong Americans, including There is an evidence before the two women and a child, Court to the contrary, That who were reported miss-beside the point,

D.S.. Shaw

Mr. F. X. d'Almart at Central Magistracy yes. terday that defendant entered Victor's Cafe by a waterpipe and the

lift- shaft through Kayamally Building, He forced open a rear gote and a rupboard, taking away the fokis' uni- forum,

Convicted on charges of possessing

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Arab forces are reported to have crossed the Syrian border and to be pressing towards Tel-Aviv.

Here is glimpse of Tel-Aviv today. Jewish police armed with rifles crouch on guned at the boundary between Jewish dietur bances which accompanied the Arab demonstrations against parti- tion of Palestine. Pleture was made in Shabasi Street, one of the danger spots in the boundary zone,~~~APhoto.

HAINAN WAR CRIMES

Do you plead ' párkinek) and burglary, defendant. COURT SEES'

weared to six months on both counts

and recarminended for banishment.

MAXIMUM FINE "The Boy Wonder"

guilty or not guilty to the meite. 'who asked in be deported, was sen- ing yesterday on their en charges

"Not Guilty" way to Hankow, arrived in Hankow yesterday. Chu: "I belongs to the Chi according to a spokes-plead out gully, If I have con- man of the American mitted an offensee, the guilt res with the Hang Kong Govern- Embassy here this after-bient."

noon.

The party is composed of

Dr. and Mrs. Eric McMullen

nese Goverment. I definitely

Wedding

FOR DRUG

SMUGGLER

For the third day in, succes- sion the maximum Ane was im-

Collapse In Dock

jused by Mr. W. H. Latimer on No. 1 Australian War Crimes Court had another

drug peddler when, at Kow-

yesterday, he fined 21-year

and their child and an American Andreassen-Arvig ng Yup-pang $2,500 (ur

registered nurse, Miss Gertrude Green.

They set out from Yuncheng i Honan on Dreember 18 and had not been heard f until yesterday when they arrived at the Yangtae city.

A chasing wedding in tradi- Honal Danish style took place at the St. John's Cathedra, yester day afternoN.

about six hours wedding on the frun Denmark.

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"casualty" yesterday afternoon when Captain C. F. Newnham, Adjutant of Hainan POW Camp, gave "damning evidence" against "Boy Wonder" Yoshida Tomonóbu, one of 17 alleged war criminals now on trial.

eight months' hard labour in de- fault) on the charge of possea- | son nr 26 taels of raw opium.

Revenue Officer L. E, Milling- The wedding was that Mixton said that the drug, wrapped Annelise Arvig who arrived only in twy packets, was found by a The former Houtenant of the Captain Newnham said he

prior to the Chinese Revenue officer led Japanese

Imperial Navy. to- actually saw bombing aircraft SS. "Malaya" around defendant's stomuch,

8 pan en Thursday.

gether with his colleagues fac- Innding and taking off from the Aerused,

stated, sniding charges of ill-treating 263 Hainan base," which was then that he was given $50 to bring Australian

Dutch under heavy bombardment. the rectie down to Hong Kong POWs and causing the death of to deliver to a Lo Fat-shan at 81 Australians and 70 Dutch- the Peiho Theatre.

men, collapsed during the af. ternoon session.

Miss Arvig bercame the bride Dr. McMullen, a medical mis- of Mr. Ole Andreassen, sionary, and Miss Green are The pretty blond bridle was members of the Seventh Day given away by Air, M. Pagh. She Adventist Mission working In wore a full length white gown of Indian silk and Danel, fore. Ilona.

Her bough Wir composed of

were dis-

They left their station at white caring and setprus.

Duties of bestu

it was

VERANDAH FIRE

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Witness, whose entry into the stand was interrupted last Wed nesday when "Friendly Fred" (Tajima Tamaki) was overcome with nausea, also told of the beatings and atrocities by de fendants.

Yoncheng on averunt of mili-chargert by Mr. H. Galeberg.

The Court, consisting of Lt- tary operations in that reality,

Shortly before 3 p.m. yester- Col. H.G. Guinn, DSO, ED A reception was held in the day, a small fire broke out on Central News,

(President), with Major N. Facchean Room later in the

the verandah evening The couple

of 9 D'Aguilar Cleod and Lt. R. Carter as inem. left for their honeymoon which will be Street. Two fire engines were bers and Lt. Col. J.T. Brock spent at the Repulse Bay Hotel, despatched to the scene and the as Judge Advocate, continued

Bel WOM extinguished after while defendant was laid downi causing only slight damage. in Court under guard.

A small grass fire broke out

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WHERE?

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The bridle wore ti afternoon dress,

black silk fire

It without any

OPEN VERDICT near the Kowloon Magistracy at An open verdiet war returned about 6.30 p.m. yesterday. by Mr. W H. Latimer at the] was extinguished conclusion of the inquest on, Lauf diffenlly. Ping. 56.year-old Chinese male; whose dead budy was found in Chatham Road on the evening of Oct. 12.

WAR

MEMORIAL FUND

Building Drome

Witness will continue evidence Monday when defence coun-

IHAO Inoue will cress examing him.

ARMED ROBBERY

A highway robbery in the vicinity of Lown in the New Territories, took place at 9.55 last night.

Captain Newnham, reading! from a diary, secretly hiddenį from his Japanese guards for three years, told of important work assigned to the POWS.

The inquest was adjourned

Under difficult conditions and Four the Coroner on The Chinese Postal Remittances in a starving state,, they

robbers, two of them "in die by Nov. 26 for further inquiries toj and Savings Bank

were armed with revolverk, got away be bude by the CD, and to ance of K.B.G.C. nume$33, - forced to build an serodrome, with a quantity of oilhkin, oil- And other witnesses, if possible, Totul $3,738,603.18.

working for long hours.

paper and fortilizer.

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$1,000, Bal.

S'HAI PRICES SOAR TO FRESH HEIGHTS "Worst Inflation Since Last Spring"

Personalia

Shanghai, Jan. 9.

Commodity prices soared alariningly today for the second straight day and businessmen express- ed a fear that the market may be “out of con- trol" as Shanghai was hit with the worst burst of inflation since last spring's "gold panic." The two day junip—with no | The people, faced with the indication of a halt to the raing prospect of seeing national cur- prices was almost a duplica-rency fortunes dwindling to on to the financial panie of nothing overnight, are franti- last spring which led to strin- cally buying anything they gent emergency economic laws could. and landed many speculators! Mr. Chang Kia-ngau, Gove and black-market operators in erner of the Central Bank of jail.

China, is rushing to Shanghal, Black-market quotations of from Nanking in an effort to U.S. dollars were fairly steady bring the runaway market un- nt yesterday's record high of der control. CN$200,000 but, with new rus President Chiang Kai-shok mours flooding, the city business has ordered the ministries of men expressed a fear that the Finance and Economic Affairs dollar rist might be much high- to take drastic action. er before the Chinese New Year on February 10.

Rice Climbs Rice lead the commodity rises, reaching CN$1,580,000 par plcul 110 pounds), registering an in- treane of CN$200,000 in one day.

New Payscale Meanwhile, the State Council this morning (at which Pre- sident Chiang Kai-shck pre- sided) approved a new physcale for civil servants.

scale According to the new $80 of the basic salary and 10

Group Captain J.N, Jefferson Labourers, paid 'n stationary per cent of the remaining basic R.A.F., arrived Hong Kong by Cost of living Index (fixed once salary will be multiplied by the air, yesterday afternoon, from monthly), are faced with new coat of living index.

hardships as a result of the The Council also ruled that Singapore, to take over com-

prlees reaching the index will be readjusted

unable once three months,

mand of R.A.F. Station, Kai-rapidly rising Tak, a Command vaented last point where they are Saturday by Group Captain to buy food. E.A. Jonca.

Group Captain Jefferson has been Base Commander, Head quarters, Royal Air

Force, Singapore since April, 1947.

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It was estimated that the new doubled On the Stock Market Wing scale will more than

on textiles, the pivotal share, the government's payroll burden rose 30 per cent in three days. and widened further the gap

It opened at CN$610 on Wed. between expenditures and nesday, reached CN8755 yester-venues-United Prees. day and reached the all time)

high of CN8816 today. Passengers by C.P.A. planes Most speculation was directly included M. C. Kachorn, Lt.. aitributed to the recent appear- Truby and Lt. Tongue (to Bang-ance of $100,000 notes. kok).

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Anatole Ponve was among passengers leaving for Shang- hai by P.A.A. Clipper yeater- any.

arrivals—M.R.

Peninsula Hotel Nowan, Mi P, D. Fom, Wm. Me- Rae RL. Wood, Mr. and Mrs, O.E. Safford and Cornelius Cronk.

Peninsula departures-F.M. Moses, JW, Warren, Mr. and Mrs. RE inger, H.W. Stone, Mr. and Mrs. R. Pedersen and Mre, B. Svensen.

HANDBAG SNATCHED WHILE

TAKING TEA While taking ten at the Hong Kong Hotel at about 4.45 p.m. | yesterday, Chinese woman, Lau Kit-chee, had her handbag, which had been placed on a snatched by a nearby chair, Chinese man dressed in long

coat.

The man was sitting at an adjoining table. After snatching the handbag, he run down Ped- der Street and made for Alexan- dra Building, where he caught by one of the Hotel boys, Lau Tang. and handed to the Police.

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The handbag, which contain- ed over $100, was recovered, with contents intact.

DIVORCE PROCEDURE

Mr. Justice E, H. Williams (Chlef Justice), yesterday directed that in all future applications for divorce, the procedure laid down should be followed, particularly in regard to the sending of `a letter to the respondent re- questing information as to the name etc., of the per- son with whom misconduct in alleged to have taken place.

Reminders

Today

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Queen's Collégo Speech Day, 28, Kennedy Road, 10 a.m.. Zetland Hol Trustees Cocktail Party, King's Bldg, top fr,, U.U p.m.

Coming Events:

TOMORROW Presentation of Prizes,

"Sunday" Herald" "Song of the South" Competition, Queen's Theatre, 11 am. European YMCA Armchair Group

meating, West Lounge, 8 D.m

MONDAY

H.K. Canton & Macao Steamship Co., Ltd, general meeting 12 71000.

Badminton League Opens.

THE WHISKERS CLUB

Which the Glowworm pointed up Whisk looked and saw two figures gilding towards the ground, . ¡One was Mr. Owl,” But who, was his companion?

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WAS

Black 'Boker!” exclaimed Whink, 'Who

both startled and surprised. What was Mr. Qwi, doing with their enemy. the Haven, who had taken Tod- dles away?

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