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THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1948.

Communists Converging On IT'S THE TRUTH! Sequel To Burglaries

Port Of Yingkow

Shanghai, Feb. 23.

With reported large-scale landings of Nationalist

reinforcements at Yingkow, several strong Forestry

Communist columns south of Mukden have

begun a converging movement on this newly

reopened seaport in southern Manchuria, to

seal It off, according to reports received hore today. At the same time, General Lin Piao, Communist Commander-in-Chief in Marichuría, is said to have shifted his headquarters to Liao-chung, 40 miles southwest of Mukden, in order to direct operatioris better against Yingkow. The

Nationalist command, popular and influential with however, has reacted quickly to their compatriots in Manchuria: this new Red threat to the im- portant port.

Ying kow

operate

Ordinance Amendment

An Ordinance to amend the Forestry Ordinance of 1997 ik to have to first reading in Legislative Counell tomorrow.

Forestry in the Colony WAR formerly under the control of the Botanical and Forestry De partment.

Dowder Caft., Feb: 23, George Washington, a D 18.12 os. Dar, was born yes terday. on Washington's birthday to Mr. and Mrs. George Washington.

The father to be la des- coided from the uncte of the first United States Pre- sident, The father's birth- day also falls on Feb. 22. - 'United Press.

M.K. Lo Sits As

Magistrate

In Peak District

Victims of a large-scale bulgary, involving some $20,000 worth of goods taken from 12, höjses between October, and. December Just year, gave evidence against 25-year-old Tang Yuen- fan, charged on 15 counts of burglary at Cen- traf Magistracy yesterday before Mr. F. X. ..... d'Almada.

Poppy Growing In N.T.

the

Tho, witnesses, whose houker are located in the Hong Kong aren, including the Peak, R- pulse Bay, Bowen:Read and Me." Davis Road, included Mr. MH. Turner (11 Bungalow, Shok-0) Mr. Jackson (Dairy Farm Quarters), Mr. K. A. Watson ("Hightide" Aberdeen), Mrs. G. Coxhend (1, Mt Davis Road); Mr. C. C. Ramsey (8; Foll Villa), Mrs. R. D. Rowe (17, Rawen Road), Mr. O, Hillary poppy. at present extensively

Cultivation of

oplam (16, Bowen Road), and Mr. M. carried D. Cooper (810A, The Peak).

out in patches in the New Territories, is to be probl- Only some of the "loat, blied by law. which included radios, kitchen At tomorrow's seision of Legislative utensils, water fittings, clothing introduce an Ordinance "further to

Council the Attorney-General i and alcoholic beverages, was amend the Dangerous Drugs Ordin recovered,

All the witnesses told of the ance of 1936," application by Chan Huen-wing, same method by which defen- prohibition, now absent, against the

The new Ordinance will include a sub-tenant of 79 Queen's Rond dant, an unemployed living in cultivation of the papaver somni. East, Ground Floor, against Ho an unnumbered hut in Moon ferum, commonly known as the opium. Yee-muk, principal tenant, for Street, allegedly broke.into their pappy,

The second case concerned an

He believed that, it better.

The object of the new Bill Is To the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo fell to have local native unita pro- to effect amendment to the the distinction yesterday of be- The official Central Daily perly organised than to move Forestry Ordinance. 1997, made the first Solicitor to alt as News reported from Mukden troops from central China to necessary by the establishment Magistrate in tenancy Cases this afternoon

under the notification publish- that Hizenble the totally strange climatic con- of a separate Forestry Departed in last week's Government Government forces have begun ditions of Manchuria.

ment and the creation of the Gazette, drive from the Chinchow Mr. Liu CHI added that to new posla of Forestry Officer

Three chara were Bet down sector to the rescue of the enable the "new People's Seir Protection Officer,

for trial before Mr. Lo. garriac, and #Hat Defence forces to

The opportunity has been

The first was settled between they have nirendy recaptured effectively, It was absolutely taken to provide (Clause 7) the parties, the railway Junction of necessary to keep them supplied for the amendment of section: Kowpangte, 86 milen north-with arme - including armours 22 of the principal Ordinance to west of their objective,

ed cara - And ammunition, effect increase in the penalties, . There зеля по confirmation foodstuffs and clothing Reu which may be imposed under here today, official or other. ter. wise, of the North China reports that a Red column, after steak- ing through Government do fenres, had begun an attack on ar aerodrome In the south. Western suburbs of Muk- den.

Both pro-liovernment and In. dependent Chinese reports apoke of fighting at Wantal, a town

Jet 30 miles

Borthwest of·

Mukden, and at the coal-mining centre of Penki, 40 miles south- Chat.

The latter town is admitted

such section.

Peace Negotiations Rumour Denied

Nanking, Feb. 23.

The Chinese Government spoke out sharply in de- ntal of reports circulated in-Shanghal (not by the Associated Press) that Chiang Kai-shek had given approval to reopening peace nego- tiations with the Communists.

now to have been completely *The rumour is absolutely in

surrouincied.

founded and apparently designed to disturb the public infnd in the mide

As the Government's position bandit suppression," a Governmen In Manchuria further deterier-spokesman said. ated, four veteran Manchurian generala Mas

brief

His statement rend

peace

DSI

Fo

an order that the rent be re.homes that Tang broke the Ancillary provisions, empower the duced from $110 to $50,

The rent was fixed at $50 and neceas to the lock of the win (Clause 2) and empower (Section 21 glass window panes and gained "eizure, uprooting, removal and de- tention of the oplum poppy plane applicant advised not. to make dows. any payment excopt against a

Cochrafic, conducting (5) to be enacted by Clause the receipt. Arrears of rent

Superintendent of Imports and Ex nut the prosecution, said that on posts to authorise such action by any standing since Mar. 5, 1947, Dec. 23 at 4 p.m. Police raided public officer, the cost of which shall were to be paid within ten daya. No. 48, Queen's Road, East, and be recoverable from the owner of th

In the other application, Yam Reized water fittings, arresting land concerned. Near-kook, tenant of To Le also a Chinese woman, Terrace 2nd floor, claimed for a WOB charged with unlawful Variation of rent paid to Tong possession. Yuk-chou, landlady.

An order was made that the rint be fixed at $48 per month, with effect from Mar. 25, 1948.

Fined For False Cablegram

was

latious. Nowhere in any of its dis patches bas the United Press made that statement. It did, however, say it had been informed by reliable urres that, on being approached by a Chinese official who had been con Chan-shin, "The United Press report alleging acted by a Soviet representative, the Chang Tao-Halung, Wan Fu-that Soviet official stationed in Generalissien had given consent to Lin and Cheng Yuan-fu - eft China has offered himself as inter this official to discover what the for Nanking by train today mediary to mediate in the Chinese Communists might have to offer. The after A

bandit slop-over in Government's

suppressan United Press dispatch clearly stated Shanghai.

campaign and that President Chiang that the Generalissimo has not given

A fine of $500 with the option They have all emerged from reopen

Kai-shek has given his cent to his couvent to the resumption of pegs. of three months hard labour

imposed on negotiations between [liations, retirement In North

Juan Pata- China to the Government and the Communier

waran, 40, Filipino, by Mr. J. C. work out with the Government rebels is categorically dente."

"Secondly, the United Press has no Conklin at Central Magistracy an overall plan to rally the The Foreign Office

intention of stating, and how not ain yesterday for sending a cable- spokesman Manchurian populace behind the described the report

from Rong that Soviet at any time, that the initiative has m

Kong to Government's efforts to erusi officials in China offered to mediate heen taken by anyone in the Centre Colombo purporting to he from the Reds in the Nurthenst,

[a+ "absolutely groundless."--ÅSTO- Government toward resuming, nego the immigration Authorliles.

tiations, Militia Plans

Inspector Woodhead said that defendant was trying to obtain. Thirdly, the United Press Pro-Government quarters here U.P. Statement

informed, by two separate and distinct permission to enter said that each will be given

Colombo sources, one in Shanghat and another and used the Immigration At charge of a number of districts,;

in Nanking, in entirely independenthority's name without their where a "joint village system"

Shanghai, Vel. 21. In order to Narify his position representative had made indirect will be enforced to ensure eloan regards dispatche distributed by it approaches through a Chinese official, the cable but denied having

I separate interviews, that a Soviet permission." cooperation among militin units from Shanghai and Nauking regard- not in Nanking, in which a suggestion written it, saying that someone Defendant admitted sending of all villages.

ing possible peace felers set out by was made that Russia tight be In- the Chinese Commyhists, the United serested in serving as mediator. The asked him to end it for them. According to Mr. Liu

Chih Press Shanghai Vice-President of the Control

Hureair today iste same dispatcis made it clear that the Inspector Woodhead produced Yuan and one of Manchuria's

the following

Central Government was not expect the actual cable. "A misunderent: natives, who recommended the over the interpretation да arisened to give any recognition to any such

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who

The opportunity presented by the necessity to amend the Ordinance for the reasons above described, has beca taken to amend (Clause 3) Section '17

of

the principal Ordluance to enhance substantially the penalties which may be imposed upon summary conviction Information by the woman or Indletment for contravention of led to the arrest of defendant, the Ordinance. who was charged with burglary at No. 536, The Peak,

Through the good work of the Print Department,

defendant's, other alleged most; Impersonated were revealed, resulting to the A Policeman

additional 14 charges,

Defendant, DSI Cochrane added, brought Police to the

"I said that I was on ex-fok! various places he had burgled of the Kowloon E.U., not a police. and also to recover the "loot."

man," said Harry Mar when ne BSI Cochrane sald that four appeared at Central Magistracy Chinese males, connected with yesterday ok charge of do some of the charges, were manding money with menaces arrested and had been dealt with intent to steal the money; with recently,

$1 and $3. Appearing on the Of the victims, Mr. Cooper same charge was Chon San. A was the most unfortunate, losing further charge of impersonating a about $6,850. Rowe of No 17 Bowon Road. against Mur.

Next was Mrs. police officer was prefered

lost amounted to $5,316, whose house was burgled three Complainant, Leung Tak, sald times. Total value of goods that he was a hawker and had been changing a $10 bill for

notes Wednesday

Hearing was adjourned to mall

defendants Central,

nt 8.80 p.mi at stopped him in Antonne Street, when. DSI

First defendant told him to put Cochrane will produce nine

wit up his hands. He then took the money from his pockets saying that he was a police officer and showing

book with a pole photograph of a policeman in. uniform.

Detendant then took $4 and gave him-back the other $6.

Mar, in evidence, said that he had seen

Mr. Conklin, finding defen. nesses. dant guilty, said that he had

recall into active service of the Press dispatches dealing with reports

proposals,

"Pourthly, the United Press has not northeast military veterans, all of developments that might lead to now, and never has had, any faten-

to take a very serious view of generala Bre extremely the resumption of negotiations betion of causing embarrassment to the

the спас. He could not let any-i tween the

the Central Government and Central Government in the Commun-body use the name of the Im- the Chinese Commushy,

ist suppression The United Press desires to make Press.

campaign,United migration. Authorities for their these points clear

POLICE RESERVE

ORDERS

Radio-car Battes: Members detalled for Radiocar duties will report to 1.0.0. Trafic Difen dally, as from Monday 23rd. February, 1948 at 7.46 alary.

Dren Winter Uniform. Arms

be drawn at the Station.

p.m.

Note: Members who hav not gut

drawn their Winter Uniform muit

report in Mufti, hút mikst carry thei Identification Card.

-K.C.R. Station Dallas: Mambers detalled

Firstly, it had no intention of stat-

ing that President Chiang Kai-shek

bai agreed to the resumption of nego

No Light, Ran Into Constable

own use.

COMMUNISTS UNLIKELY

TO TALK PEACE

PEACE YET

Nanking, Feb. 23.

more

Evicted, Without Money, Stole Pants

when

an American soldier drop the money and he had ask- complainant to let him ahare Nine months hard labour was the money which ho agreed to imposed on

Yung Fal, unem.do. He changed the money so played, on a charge of house he could share it with the other breaking and stealing two pair two. of trousers, four shirts and

Second defendant said that he pair of shoes from 21, Mui Fong was seriously Jil with tuberculosis The Chinese Communists; riding a wave of mill-

Street on Jan. 10 between 10 and was on his way to hospital p.m. and 4 nan tary successes, are unlikely to consider talk-

when the incident occurred. Ho Defendant asked the Magistrate denied knowing first defendant. Ing peace and coalition — unless terms include Lo take into consideration the Mar was sentenced to nine- virtual capitulation of the Chiang Kai-shek

fact that he was unemployed menths hard labour on the first Government.

and had been put out of his charge end three months on the mong nncessions which General Marshall house because he had no money second. Chan was sentenced to Dra: Winter Uniform. Ám wi CC:rding. to Sub-Inspectar J. S. who have watched the sexdy. de Kai-shek. Today, when their mili zrant so he was forced to steal hearing the sentence Chan, shout- Theatre, at 7.45 p.m. on Feb, 22, observers, both foreign and Chinese, personally pressured from Chiang for the rent. His wife was pre-six months hard labour. Оп Howarth in Mr. W. A. Blair terioration of Kusmiatang Commun seg as well as political position is for money. Kerr's Court yesterday,

ed that he was ill and could not jst relations from the end of the vastly strengthened, Communist lead- Winter Before Mr. Blair-Kerr was a Uniform are hereby ondered to pre Shanghalander, Sze Cheung-long say the logical, eventual result in of peace talks,

Hul Tak Sun, 24, appeared, go to prison as he would die. Mr. Sino-Japanese war. These sources ers will demand far more at the price before. Mr. Conklin charged with Conklin told him that he would receiving the two pairs of trou- be treated, by the prison doctor. im (30) of 801 Canton Road, groundcontinuance of China's civil war will

A "Long Spoon" | e

DSI Coles prosecuted. sers from first defendant, know. some Be

new move toward a negotia

months hard labour and recom Few influential Chinese In Nanking ing them to have been stolen. gave serious consideration to the pos

Hui, wal sentenced to four mended for banlahment.

for duty at the Kowloon Halwar Chinese Police Constable 2743 Station, will report to Inspector Col Fina at the Talm-shastrul Poller and a "case" literally falling on Station at 6.80 p.m. on the data thar him while he was on patrol duty on their warntorat Nathan Road, near the Victory

are dutalled as

notice.

be drawn at the Station,

44

Winter Uniformat Members who fallet

to report at H.K.T. (R) Headquarters to be meared for their

sant themselves at the ASIA Tailor

331 Nathan Hoad, Kowloon,

mediately, to get themselves coetur floor charged with

tication Card for identification.

driving 'a

That

is the conILDIUE

ed settlement. But, they add,

be examined to their Past 11 in- According to S1 Howarth, the success is still far in the future,

log on Friday, 17th February. 1943 at ins H.K.P. (R) Headquarters,

Connaught Road, Central, End. Floun

All new recruita are hereby entered

to attend without fall. Lecturas tie N.C..

constable had just

the Int. March 1948 at 6.45 5.m. br. down.

arrested an

Rhy

Police munista would again sit at conference

DONATIONS

Withdraw Case

ed. The must produce their Iden Bleycle negligently and reckless-such step which is likely to reach ability the Government and the Com- Part II Examinations New recruits will (7%).

Kai-shek's own, Governables. Often quoted in their conver Chiang other Chinese male. Luk Sik-redpening of negotiations for peace. which says: "He who sups with the cannot afford to initiate a sations was the old Chiness proverb long, for driving a bicycle with- Such action would be virtual admis-devil abould remember to use a long out a front light when defendant, slan of

Government's milliary spoon." of the A Lecture for Courig up from behind, ran into défent.

The Executive Committee of the will be giren at the Headquarters the constable and knocked him

Nanking newspapers gave The Communists have no appatent [siderable space to comments on peace with grateful thanky, receipt of the remanded in police custody Binco Chan Shun, 26, unemployed. con Street Bikepers Bociety: acknowledge region either to extend or welcome uk passibilities, with most of them following donations to the Society Jan, 80, was discharged yester The constable and Luk were feelers for resumption of conversa riving prominent display to the All N.G.0.4 are hereby ordered about four feet from the west Government, congestione amounting charge that these reports

tions unless such feelers include official

$60.00-day by Mr. F. X. d'Almade at Government

spokesman'

100.00 Central Magistracy on a charge v pavement, mid, SI, Howarlli,

almost to abandonment of control of rumours apparently designed to le Defendant was dred $25 las china.

10.00 of tinlawful possession of "arms was Luk on the charge of having

50.00 and ammunition, turb the public mind in the midst of In 1916, the Reds rejected com- bandit suppression campaign."-A340- op, front light on his bicycle.

500.00 Inspector H. Moran, explain- promise offers, Including, Government elated Press.

ing that defendant and other. $720.00 people were concerned in the mattor and he was more or less innocently led into it, asked for Chan to be discharged.

Mr.A I Elion.A. S. P. of the

Oriminal Invelization Departmeel.

attend this lecture,

By Order,

(se) .. ROLTH,

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