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FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO

GLOUCESTER ARCADE

CHINA MAIL

No. 33877.

ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1948,

SHAMEEN RIOT DEMARCHE

¡HIT TRAM

STANDARD

Fourteen

British Ambassador's Fresh Representations Hurt In

CNAC

CRASH

NANKING, JAN. 21.

Nanking View On

Kowloon

City

SEVEN PERSONS WERE The British Ambassador, Sir Ralph Stevenson, has made fresh re-

KILLED AND 23 OTHERS INJURED WHEN A PEIPING BOUND (NAC C-46 TRANS- PORT PLANE CRASHLAND- ED IN A VILLAGE, SOUTH OF MURDEN'S AIRPORT. A NEWS MUKDEN SAID.

DISPATCH

Seventeen escapest injury,

The crash occured in

FROM

storm presumably awing to engine Trimble shortly after it had taken m the air.

The CNAC earlie: anusured dat

presentations this time in writing - to the Chinese Govern- ment in connection with last Friday's anti-British rioting in Canton, claiming full compensation for British property des. troyed, it was authoritatively learned in Shanghai last night. At the same time, Sir Ralph has asked for a full inquiry to establish the identity of the organisers and participants and the punishment of those responsible.

noun. De Stoh Shao Ying, spokes

sidy ten passenger- were majnued,

end that a span of the Foreign Office, said:

some seriousty

SQUAM

To Nanking during the after brigade and natier reinforcements, necording to the statement, was due to the "demonstrations render impossible." ing the progress of fire wagons

"It is on grounds af Chinese juris.

of the pajustible firing by the The police forer available at Hong Kong polire in Kowloon Cy that time was mainly engaged in that the Chinesa Government has protecting British nationals and felt compelled to make demands other

plane was bring gras fm Shanghaiction and as the conseguener immediately Purving UNAC inte tovermaletit alficial to make thorough investigatim on the spot.

The plot of the plane was an American Captain CS Wiss, whose fage is unknown-Renter

R.A.F. PILOT PROGRESSING

'3' RAF pilot

who

Innocent persona In the

† concerning the states that city affected area.

na well as the nationals arrested

(and wounded,"

Λεί

Scene

"Immediately after the incident.

the Chinese Government expressed

hern reveived that the next-of-font with in general terms in a-Reuter. kin have been informed of the statement issued by the Chinese mishap, the pilot's name is still Foreign Offer. being withheld from publica- tion.

"UNDER CONTROL"

15

Election Day In Shanghai

SHANGHAI, JAN. 21.

TO THE ACCOMPANI MENT OF THE BANGING OF GONGS AND THE CLASHI-

LEGISLATIVE YUAN ELEC-

Smash

Fourteen persons, in- cluding the driver, were admitted to Queen Mary Hospital as the result of a motor crash at King's Road at 4.45 p.m. yester- day.

According to a Police report. Military lorry A3688 was pro- ceeding to town from Shek-O. with a load of coolies and four Servicemen. when it crashed into a tramway standard the National Lacquer & Paint Co. Ltd.

near

The vehicle turned on its side and caught on fire. The flames were quickly put out by sand.

The

civilians, including the driver were sent to the Queen Mary Hospital, and the military personnel to the Military Hos- ipital.

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ATROCITIES AT Thrown Out

STANLEY Harrowing Stories At War Crimes Trial

More harrowing stories of the atrocities committed by the Japanese against nurses, European cívillans and wounded servicemen at Repulse Bay, Tytam Tuk and Stanley were told yes- terday at the continued hearing of the trial of Lt. Gen. Ito Takeo at the War Crimes Court yesterday.

Evidence of atrocities on nurses at Stanley and

the Jockey Club was heard in camera.

Bodily

Manila, Jan. 21.

The long drawn out cam- paign to evict Chinese ven- dors from Philippine mar- ket places reached a new high today with the bodily tossing out of four long- standing stallholders and 1310 withdrawal of three others from Manila's "Divi- sorla" market.

Stalls from 24 Chinese renders were last week

Faffled among Filipino ap- plicants upon orders from Manila's Mayor.—Reuter.

SARDAR PATEL'S ESCAPE

A boy gave evidence of the i from seven o'clock in the morn- murder of two Waterworks offl-Ing until 4 p.m. with nothing la cials Messrs. Flegg and David-cat and no sanitary arrangements Bon, and Mr. S.D. Begg told and we had about eighty wound- i the court a story of how fortyed soldiers who had to lay down attempted to swim from Repulse here and there. Bay to Stanley and only three During the morning, a Japan- receeded. Mrs. Fidoe told of gae soldier came in the room and the wanton shooting of wounded made us put up our hands. He, Bombay, Jan. 20. while they were in bed in the then atole my watch, my ring An Stanley Hospital.

explosive burst and some money. He did the near the deputy Prime In his affidavit Captain Jamesame thing to the others. Later Minister, Sardar Vallab- Barnett, Canadian

Chaplain jon. Service.. said that on Dec. 25 came with a sack full of 303 hai Patel, occurred last 1941. at 6 fm. the Japanese | bulleta and starter to throw aight while he was ad- troops entered St Stephen's them in our face. After that dressing

а mammoth another Japanese soldier came

Hospital.

Nurse Hit

nurars hit on the head with a

Another Japanese soldier

came

No one was injured.

The explosion nécurred during a lay demonstration by 300 eriking

port workers,

More than 25 questions dealing fits regrets to the British Govern

"On the first floor, where in and took out Rifleman EJ. meeting on the Kamgar with the Sino-British agreement of ment," the statement continued.

wan, there were approximately | Henderson, a patient In the Maidan grounds. 1854, inßammatory articles in the

With reference to compeu-

100 patients and 7 nurses. I hospital. He took him out of the Kuomintang press in Hong Kong

alion for British property,

anw five Japaneso soldiers | room; immediately after that, And Hankow Buring December,

the Chinese Government, after

bayonet intentionally about 15 tu we heard screams right in the the Kawloon eviction and alterna

the receipt of a final report. was Bes acronsuodation, the Canton

Loudon, Jan. 21. 20 wounded soldiers in bed. corridor near our will act in accordance with the

room and seriously injured in a collision tine and dange to British pre-

generally accented principles

A Soviet Embassy spokesman, "All the patients who could | believe these screams between two Spitfires

When Patel referred to the 26-day ING OF CYMBALS, SHANG- commenting on Tuesday en the walk, the staff of the hospital from Henderson. at Kai porty, the delay in the arrival of of international law". thu

rike of 8,000 port and engineering Tak on Tuesday morning was the police and firemen es the

HAI'S LABOUR CLASSES statement added.

fact that a burglar broke into and myself were herded to A little while later, unntner workers, the demonstratorN rose, yesterday_reported to be "pro- of the Canton disturbance. "Pending full investigation] WERE DRIVEN IN TRUCKS

resing favourably,"

gether with the rights of scients and the determination of respon THIS MORNING TO VARI- me of Colonel I. Gorshkov, gether, searched and put into a Japanese soldier enme in and waved placards and stered a scuffle Russian Military Attache in store roum. We were left there took out Rifleman MacKay, in which Interrupted the speech for half As confirmations has not yet to bald demonstrations, prohibited sibility, the Chinese Government DUS BOOTHS TO CAST

London, said he ransacked the for about one hour and then we the same corridor, [by the Mobilisation

We heardan dour, were has no further comment to make.

THEIR VOTES IN THE library but left without taking were moved to a smaller room. more screams, which I believe, Patel said on Saturday that the ment was determined to Another Protest?

The nurses, who were with me came from MacKuy. TION WHICH BEGINS TO- any loot.

the trike with troops. Notices Shanghai, Jan. 21.

until that time, were placed in a Since January 5, the Chines

DAY AND WILL END ON The visit occurred on the

served on the strikers today said they separate room, The Central News reported FRIDAY THROUGHOUT THE night of January 14 but was not

The Damage

would be discharged unless they re Government has been aware of the rising tide of nublic opinion in today that the Chinese govern-1 COUNTRY.

disclosed until yesterday. None

At about four o'clock in the ported for work on Friday. China Dgainst the

The strikers are seeking more hali- foreiblement has lodged another protest

There are altogether 16 candidates of the other rooms were enter-

I saw one of the European oldier came into the room dared Press

afternoon. another Japanese insures applied by the Hong against Hong Kong's continued for the seven sears in the Legislative edi Bogota, Columblu, Jun, 20, Kong authorities, the atatement attempts to evict Chinese real- Youn awarded to the Shaughai dis-

steel helmet, slapped in the face ordered us at out. He told us. Dispatches from Santander des said.

dents from the Kowloon Walled triet.

Scotland Yard declined to without any reason, and kicked through signe language that Norle said today that heavy

General Order

Cit. fighting has token place between

Veteran diplomat, Dr. W. Yen, is comment on the burglary, the by a Japanese svidior. Then, the war was over. Conservatives and Liberals,

On Dec, 20, The official acency said that expected to finish on top of the local third at the home of a Soviet about 90 men were placed in my As a precautionary measure. În

the morning, #i A Government sp keaman said view of the proposed demonstra- Mr. T. W. Kwok, special Foreign list

Madame Wei Tao-ring, wite of diplomatic official in London in room. We were so tightly packed Japanese N.C.O. or offeer told that troops now control the situations against the use of firearms Commissioner ef Kwangtung the Governor of Formosa, is fight less than # year. Associated that we could not all ait down me I could move around, I im-i tion tuned an early return to in Kowloon City, the Executive and Kwangsi. has given the

together. We remained there mediately began a tour of the norma) is expected.

Yuan on January 14 Issue 4 squatters certain instructionging for the lone woman's sent allotted Brenn. There is no ofiteral

of general order to all provincial regarding Hong Kong actions.

to Shanghai,

Under the new constitution the casualties and the spokesman said (governments

been done and what casualties to protect British

source in- Legislative Yunn

there were, will be China's

I noticed that that published reports that 200 nationals and property, particular-

However, official

Copenhagen, Jan. 20, Britain will get the greater sisted persons were killed

that exany British consular offices.

member of our allied Sino-British highest legislative body as the Na

men, ti the

part of Denmark's butter and gerated.-United Press

The delayed arrival of the fire negotiations na Kowloon will be tional Assembly will it only

would say approximately 70. bacon exports and there will be Occasionally. uettled soon.-United Press.

had been bayonetted in bed and a little left for export to other Commons Statement

were dend, I can definitely say countries under the proposed that the patients, who were Anglo-Danish trade agreement, bayonetted in bed. were not the Danish Minister for Agri- culture, M. Kristen Bording, armed. Others were seriously said today. wounded (bayonet wounds), The Minister did not indicate but I cannot say how many. In what exact amounts of bacon And

report

svere

The Rains Dampen Enthusiasm

London, Jan. 29.

very

The elections today are from the arcond phase of China's first nation- ! wide democratic elections which be

The Minister of State, Mr. Hector gan late in November when the coun. | McNeil, mid the House of Commonstry's electorate voted for a new Na

that Britain would demand a public tional Assembly-Reuter, inquiry into the anti-British riots last

week in Canton and Shanghai in which four Britons were injured.

Replying in a a question, Mr. Mc Neil said the

British Ambassador

the

has been instructed to present Chinese Government with a claim for full-compensation for British pra perty destroyed and to emphasise the "gravity" of the stack-Associat

Pres.

Canton Quiet

Canton, Jan. 21.

Mysberg Gets Re-Trial

Shanghol, Jan. 21. Frederik Mysberg, Netherlands manager of Abis and Company, who was sentenced last Septem- ber to a one year prison term for alleged violation of the gov

been granted a new trial, the

Malaya's New Deal Signed

Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 21.

Sir Edward Gent, Governor of the Malayan Union, and the Sultans of the Malay States today signed the treaty establishing a Federation of Malaya, consisting of nine Malay States and the settlements of Penang and Malacca. The new Federation, with a strong central govern- ment and with extensive powers conceded to the Sultans, is expected to be inaugurated on February 1. The Federation will not have Governor-General, but Sir Edward Gent be- comes High Commissioner.

The rains come but regular contributions of rice and money did not insofar as Kow. loon Walled City was concerned yesterday.

"The best policeman we can, the contributors who, doubtless, have," as a certain European were quailed by the prospects of officer entled it, not only dam having to traverse the inby pened the entire area but also rinth of slimy and treacherous : te enthusiasm of the "797 bypaths in their "city shoes," Although the city is quie, andernment economic measures, has tenants" who received "corn- for neither "sympathiser" nor] tension la relaxed, police and!

The only unfavourable aspect i phate grants" from the sightseer put in an appearance. gendarmes with fixed bayonets Supreme Court announced today.

Mysberg was sentenced after of today's ceremony was the CNS500 million contributed The most conspicuous absentee are still mationed at barbed wire the High Court found him guilty decision taken last weekend by last week by the Kwanglung yesterday was the Chinese fag) and sandbag barrleader across of charge of illegal financial the Association Government.

When the "China Mail"

the flag-pole by the side of the The burned out area is cor-arrest, U.S.$85,000 and H.K.820,-

000 were found

and cott the new central government him, and on "Chi Chi Ting" for over a fort-doned off. In the centre of the ordered to be confiscated by the until the Federation's constitu- presentative visited the area at

city supplies of barbed wire are court.

tion was brought "1more into * p.m. yesterday, there were but

With yesterday's rains, the held in readiness for any further The defence, on appeal. con-conformity with the Chinese Approximately 20

persons in whale aren is now dotted with trouble but none is expected.

tended that the laws under point of view." openpation of the eight tin-can puddles and miniature ponds.

There is no truth in the re which he was 4rled had not been The Chinese have decided to hovels dotted over the region.

passed at the time of his arro and that his conviction could not be based on retroactive measures.

United Press.

A half dozen or so "house- wives were moving about the; place, a nding to their "house- hold" chores. One of the army- type bell sents, sprawling like an cetopus, laid on the ground, abunilcned.

A crude shelter was put over the "Chi Chi Ting" (rellef con- ure), naidu which

were three "officials" who greeted the "Chinn Mail" with "We are Chinese. We do not mind hard- skip."

This opinion did not, however, appeared to have been shared by

ON OTHER PAGES

Page Two

$300,000 Gold Seizure,

Women Jurors Debut.

Papo Turco-

Nathan Road Incident.

Page Four

Stanley Atrocites tinued).

Page Twelve

our "All, The Sport,

Priestino Violence,''

night,

STOP PRESS

The

Nanking, Jan. 21.

Chinese Foreign

the

Office late tonight presented o note in protent to British Embassy here claiming full compensation for the Kawioon squatters.

This was the first mention of compensation that the Chinono Government has mode in the oxchange of notes on the Kowloon Ismae and is regarded by British circlen in Nanking 18 in reply to the note lodged yesterday by the British envoy.

This latest protest has boon forwarded to London and A roply to expected within the next few days.

The Canton and Kowloon lastes are kept separate by

(Con-

the British authorities but

the Chinese Governmenta

nole tonight Indicated that

· both `will ··be "regarded t

gelber Heater AAPA

port that the Seamen's Union is threatening to boycott ships. Reuter.

British

New Design Ferry On Trial Run

In a two-hour trial run in the harbour yesterday, the "Golden Star" of the Star Ferry Co. regis- tered a speed of 10.13 knots with, and 9.9 knots against, the wind which, according to the Company's Superintending Engineer, Mr. A. N. Mackonzie, "is a better performance than when she was first bullt."

of

Chinese

abandon an carllor proposal to call a general atrike to mark) the Intra-luction of the constitu- tion on February 1.

the treaty, also entered

providing for the constitutions!

| development of their states.

Big Plane Big In Crash Landing

Boston, Jan. 21.

a·

Bringing Home The

hospital to see what damage had Bacon

the

*hat tour of inspection, I dis-butter were involved. covered the boilies of MacKay The question of pulces had been and Henderson, one of them in settled only provisionally. the corridor the other on

The part relating to Danish ex stops near the main exit. Bethporis was "very satifactory to Den- bodies

inork," he

but final judgment said, were badly mutilated, must be reserved. eyes, cars and tongues cut nul. If the second part of the negotia On the ground of the hospital, tions should not go well, Denmark I found the bodles of Lieut. Col. night find it necessary to reduce her Binck and Capt. Whitney very quotas to Britain and look for mar- badly mutilated. They were cut kets elsewhere--Reuter.

to pieces. I then unw four of the nurses coming to me. They were in a dreadful state.

Cremation Ordered

I began to organise hurlal arties, but Japanese soldiers i

BATTLESHIPS TO

BE SCRAPPED

London, Jan. 21. The Admiralty have decided to

forced me to cremate the bodies, break up for scrap five capital I cremated about 170 bodies, obsolete and do not justify the ships because they have become from the hospital and cost of maintaining in repair.

some

CHILE STEAMER DISASTER

The new pacts restore to the ing at Logan airport. Japanese soldiers took this listed today when the steamer Caulin

tal,

The

at noon

Home from the battlefield. I re. The ships to be scrapped are member that the bodies of Rim the famous battleships, Queen MacKay and Henderson were; Elizabeth, Valiant, Nelson and cremated and there is no doubt Rodney, and ene battle cruiser,

The Renown.-Reuter. in my mind that they were dead when they were carried to the A four-engined Cons-fre because their bodies were The Sultans, before aigning tellation of the Eastern cold. Most identily discs were

into Airlines

missing from the bodies I dia- crashed and individual pacts with Britain burned today while mak-dead

covered, I made a list of the

Santiago, Chile, Jan. 20. soldiers being carried At least 60 persons, mostly ing an emergency land-away to be cremated, but the women and children, were drown-

rulers all the rights and pre-

away from me

and capsized in the Imperial River in

Southern Chile, rogatives they lost by the Mic- None of the 25 persons aboard forbade me to make a new one,

The Minister of the Interior put During that morning, Nurse the number of drowned at appro Michael Treaties, algned in were killed. The crew escaped October, 1945, which catablished through the nose of the plane Fidee came to me and said that ximately 100.

and helped the 20 passengers the Malayan Union, now

The vessel carried 360---A930- rout, Beven were sent to hospt-a Japanese soldfer wanted hor placed by the Federation,

to go out of the hospital with siated Press. The nine states, represented

plane, en route from him and that ho had made signs Selangor, in the Federation are: Perak, Miami to Newark, was forced by to her indicating that he had the snowstorm to' by pass found the three misalng nurses. Negri

Semblan, Neward and head for Boston. Pahang, Johore, Kedah. Treng- Landing on the icy, runway. The Jap took us to a clump of The Golden Star, which bas barking, and preventing passoN-

ganu, Kalantan and Perlis. the plane skidded and a wing bushes about 100 feet from the been in the hands of the Hong gers from all rushing to one provide for a central govern-

The constitution proposals struck a snowpile and flipped hospital and there we found the

[ over.

dead bodies of three Kong & Kowloon Whampoa side of the ship.

The passengers, including a Mrs. Begg, Mrs. Buxton & Mrs, Dock Co, since she was raised This is considered a decided ment, comprising a High Com. man with an artificial feg, were Smith. The bodies were covered from the river bed off Boccal Improvement on the older demissionor, appointed by the ed out of the exit on the left with a blanket and I did not Weather Improving and becoming fair.

King,

Federal Executive forward alde while the flames Council and a Federal Legietary enveloped the plane, the burial service over them and Minimum: 80.6 deg. Fah The new seating arrangements tive Council,

spread along the right side and look to see their wounds. I rend ly reconditioned and has a com- provida-for: 318 first-class-pas-Membership of the latter will United Press.

ordered the stretcher-bearers-to-Bunshine:-0.8-hour,--- pletely new auperstructure, at aengers with seating accom- give Malays a slight prepon-

inke them to the funeral fire. a cost unconfirmedly reported to modation for 302, 60 more than derance over non-Malays.

Alts. Fidoo told me that a top the million figure.

Shanghai, Jan. 2. "Meridian Hor now seating arrange- Star"

The Ministry of Communications Japanese had told her that all A State Executive Council today denied reports in Shanghai and the people in the hospital were mente and design provides for The "Golden Star" will be of State will be established. Un- Hong Kong that an unidentified Bri- to be executed to revenge' the lars, at mad. ...10163 10142 mb. cabins fore and aft, with added to the Star Forry serviceder each sultan and the ruler tinh shipping company had been given death of his brother who had at midity

Equsie" 29.01... 20.00 Inches, spackus middock and a wide as soon as she is handed over to will Buarantee to draw up a permission to operate thres tuge, and been killed. mangway in the middle opere theyComsanih upon. Town plation written onstitution for their 11 harrow, betrakte Ehtigkel and

•' (Continued on Page (4)

Tigris nine months ago, has had signs. her engines and bollers complete.

her sister ship, "the"

'.

nurses,

The Weather

Pressure

remains high in a ridge extendian from Mangalls to E of Japan. From depression centred over Yunna

trough extends NE across Kursa, to E. Manchuria,

Postay's Forecaski-Moderate & vlada,

Yesterday's Weather-

Maximum: 65.0 dies. Fah.

Italofalks' 20.7 mm.. ing. Total eines Jan. 1-80.7.moum1,81 Ins, në ngulosk ats Ararage of 21,8 mm,m0,80 15.

Reading at

1

-10 4.3. - 14. 15.B.

14.6%

Dew Polok

- 41 dag. 7.

Wind Dirvelion...), Xheh ERMANN Wind. Fores ́ H