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CHINA MAIL

No. 33982.

ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1948,

$9.5 MILLION BACK PAY

Govt. And Defence Personnel To Benefit

West River

Rising

Canton, May 26.

The West River is still elu. Ing as the result of further

Paine, And fears of further floods along the Kwanglung.

Kwangs border have been heightened.

Dyke

officiała

throughout

the area are keeping a sharp watch, according 10 latert arrivals in Canton from the Weat River districta/Router.

Arab Advance Continues

on

Conditions For Lodging Claims

The Secretary of State for the Colonies has now signified his approval to the Hong Kong Gov- ornment's recommendations regarding back pay for government servants, Voluntoors and. members of the Civil 'Defence Service in res- pect of the period during which the Colony was under enemy occupation.

The Government's recommendations to the Secre- tary of State were based on the proposals of a Committee appointed by Sir Mark Young on August 16, 1946, in order to "examine the position of Government servants, Volunteers and Civil Defence Personnel who were not interned during the Japanese occupation of the Colony and to make recommendations re- garding the award of salary or pay in respect, of that period”.

The Committee, under the 31, 1947, ln order to qualify for London, May 26, Chairmanship of Mr. T. R. the awards,

of the Chinese Public Dis. Transjordan

5410 Arab forces, Rowell, Director of Education,

District And

Watch pensaries announcing continued advances was composed of the Hon. Mr.

Force who have been taken over 1oday the centrul front

M. K. Lu, C.B.E., Dr. the Hon. claimed around - Jerusalem,

S. N. Chau, Mr. P. C. M. Sedg-verment since the libera- and staff of the grant-in-aid last night that 600 Jews were wick, Mr. I. S. Wan and Mr. schools will bo eligible for the killed in a battle for Latrun, Chung King-pui with Mr. M. some awards as Government ver- control point along the Jewish D. A. Clinton, G.M., as Secre- vants and on the same conditions

from Jerutary.

where applicable. convoy highway salem "lo Tel-Aviv, 20 miles west of the Holy City.

Shanghai Policemen Kidnapped

Shanghai, May 28. Three policemen were kid- napped and more than 10 others injured, one serious- ly, in a clash between con- valescent soldiers and police in what may be called last a "tragedy of errors" night.

the

"Prica: 20 Confs.

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OP ALL WELL-KNOWN BRANDS

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CARDINAL OUTSTANDING WAR DEBT

SPELLMAN

IN COLONY OF $72,730,000 Approach

charted

Government's outstanding war liabilities amount "to $72,730,000, according to a statement made by the Acting Financial Secretary (Mr. A. G. Člarke) in Logislative Council yester- day, in reply to a question from the Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada, K.C. Replying to another question "The position regarding these from Mr. d'Almada as to how abilities is as follows: Items Government propose to make (a), (b), (c) and (d) have been

free

met but the total still remains in grant of £1,000,000 from the Home suspense and. in accordance with

to thi undertaking given asstat Government to

the Colony in resolving problems Council by Sir Mark Young, has

not yet been

to charged arising ort of war expend!-

penditure. ture, the Acting Financial Secretary said the grant will be taken into general revenue in accordance with established accounting procedure.

LIBC

of the

An

cx-

UK Govt.'s Gift "The anticipated revenue sur- plus for 1947/48 of $30,000,000 will now be increased to $42,000,- 000 by the generous gesture of H.M. Government in, inter alia, waiving repayment of the ad. round vance of £760,000. The further gift of £1,000,000 will increase the availabla surplus to $58,000,-

non-

$ 1,525,000

"This will enable ali labilitles

referred to above to be met from

Francis Cardinal Spellman

Mr. Clarke said: "The following are the known and his party of 16, who are

outstanding liablilties In touring the Catholic ngures: now centres and missionary in- (a) Volunteer pay and stitutions in the Far East,

$ 5,780.000 000, pensions arrived here yesterday from

(b) Repatriation, pas- The trouble started whon

Bages for n Canton. convalescent soldier

officials quarrelled

Travelling in with a policeman and was taken C.N.A.C. plane, they

(e) Payments to Civil Janded at to police station. Other con-Kal Tak in the afternoon. Among (d) Relief

Defence Workers.. $5,686,000 valescent soldiers stormed the those

who met the party were wrong police station, wrecked the Bishop Valtorte, Catholic Bishop premises beat up policemen and of Hong Kong, the alde-de-camp carried away three others.

to the Governor, Captain Wilson, the U.S. Consul General, and a delegation from the local Catholic headed by Father institutions, Joy.

The soldiers also beat up three Chinese Navy seamen who were dressed in uniform similar to the police.

payments

and advances made

$10,300,000

in Australia, Macao & Free China

$ 8.222,000 Reinstatement of Note Security Funds the liquidated

by enemy The police reported subsequent- Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop (1) Salaries for non-

interned officers dur- ly that five pistols and rifles were Gerald T. Bergen, Magnr Fulton

ing the occupation missing as a result of the attack. J. Sheen and Magar Thomas

period Convalescent soldiers number-McMation will be the guests of the ink more than 1,500 are at present Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham (8) Small craft sup

Shanghol, most of during their stoy: The rest of

plied by the Minis them from Manchuria. They have the party is accommodated with

try of Transport participated In severni serious the Maryknoll Fathers at Stan- They plan a short visit to (u) Any sums received dur-Incidents, including gate-crashingley.

of Chinese Jewish the final scheme does not materialing the occupation period by the

theatres.-United¦ Macao during their Hong Kong In its essential prin.

stay. casualties were 800. The battle,y depart

peran qualifying for the award, the Committee's re- ciples from which had raged for 24 hours,

or by his family, from Colonial commendations. ended yesterday.

The main details of the scheme and Imperial Government sources

A certain number of modifica.

tions were made by the Secretary General Conditions billeted in An Arab Legion communique of Stale in the light of represen. issued at Amman said: "The lations received from other Br attacking Jewish force was com-tish Far Eastern territories but pletely eliminated and

Cioli

million dollars are as follows. Defence Services, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Curps and Hong Kong Royal

elsewhere will be offset against the award. In the case of month. clsewher

pold Government servants who went to China or Macao the

An Arab spokesman in Jerusa-which is estimated to cost shout/In Free China, Macao, Indla or Jem itself sald that the Jew's to have abandoned were helleved all efforts to relieve the Jewish forces

trapped under the smash- ing Arnb gunfire for the now almost completely shelled Jewish quarter of the old city.

A the same time, Transjordan capital, leaders of enrolled on the five Arab states fighting in

DC

also-be-deducted,

Press.

Communist Refused Election

Tea Reception

They will leave Hong Kong for Manila, Nanking. Pelping and

Tsingtao on Friday.

The Committee arrangementa

n.m

in charge of

(h)

Accounts outstand- ing in respect of the operation of the Control Shipping

Board 1940-41

Of requisitioned material

(1) Claims in respect

Total

expenditure with the

item,

To France

Parle, May 25.

The French Foreign Offloo stated tonight that Bir Oliver Harvey, British Ambassader; asked the French Government fast right not to take any steps concerning the Palestine situation while present no- gotiations were continuing.

The French Government had earlier denied reports that Britain had asked France not to recognize the Jewish Stato of arsel/Reutär,

British

Efforts To

Keep Peace

Landon, May 26,

An emphatical dental that 疲れ approximata the British "deliberately in-

exception of the final which

estimate of

legal ability troduced chaos" into Palestine

which this Government must before withdrawing when the mandate ended on May 15,

REBUMO.

many

"So far as can be seen, lability was given in London last night only exists in the case of re-by General Sir Alan Cunning- quisitioned vessels for damage or ham, High Commissioner there. loss occurring during the period

Sir Alan, praising what ho of requisitioning, and the question

tion | called the unflagging efforts of of whether UK. service depart the Palestine

Government to ments can properly accept charges maintain peace, fold a press con- arising out of nuch claims can ference that the administration $ 9,500,000 only be shown after examination consisted of a number of highly-

of the facts in ench case and of trained civil

service officials. the existing practice of rospective

of whom had spent the $3,187,000 departments.

greater part of their lives in "This examination is now tak bullding up that country, ing place in consultation with They had succeeded in do- this Government. In brief, apart veloping very good systems of from the final. item, the Colony sccial service. education and $3,500,000 can

discharge its outstanding other things. liabilities and show a balance of "Is it not fantastic," he asked, approximately $10,000,000."

"to suggest that these very men The Hon. Mr. D. F. Landale should deliberately try to destroy pointed out that the items set what they had bull up? $72,730,000 out by the Acting Financial

$23,000,000

FIRE IN TANKER

Secretary

answer to

Opium Seized

*

belleve

-not be

how and Irgun zvol

"I ain convinced, that in' the for the Tea. Re-

future the manner of our going reply to question award will not be less than 4 or

ception to be given to Cardinal

(b) made no reference to the

and our conduct over 25 years- Naval Volunteer RestrÚC.

months pay respectively (pro-

Spellman and his party at 5.39

claims against the War Suppiles will be laskód::upon as Romez- Subject to the conditions set

portionately

Board, and he asked Government lens for dally-paid

today at the Hong Kong

thing to he admired." Jout in paragraph 11 below,

Hotel announce that all available that the

Sir Alan Fold that it had been lo state what the position is in the (a) those who joined or were employees) provided.

accommodation has been allotted, not exceed

alleged that Britain "throw to the To these claims. Dec. 7amount drawn does ar before

half pay for the occupation parlod

Prestatyn, May 25,

and that odmission will definitely

Acting Financial Secretary wolves" the Jews in the old city 1941, will receive arrears of pay in which event no parent will

be by ticket only. Guests are

replied that he would get up an of Jerusalem. He believed the Mr. E. J. Hicks, avowed Palestine, mulicd over the for tho appropriate period in be

reminded lo rehabilitation made.

therefore The

bring

were sincere when they this supplementary Arabs- Security Council cease-Bre order, December 1941 together with an

their tickets.

Two fire appliances were question and circulate it to mem- said that they would protect these the 48-hour extension of which ex-gratia grant of three months grants paid to Government ser- Communist, was refused re-

Tickets have been sent to all rushed to Taikoo Docks short- bers vants after the

liberation will election as acting President

before the next Council Jews, but the Jewim Agency, expires today at 5.00 pm (GMT) pay..

this and ly after 10 o'clock bust night—mosting- The

League

of the Civil Service Clerical accopied the oficial invitad Arub

(b) those who joined on or Political

tion, and to those who (in res-

sent in (b) In all cases Government Association and delegates ap- ponse to a nolice published on in response to a message that Committee, meeting

the after Dec. 8, 1941, will receive with

right to demand” re-

Leuni young men with rifles and other Arab leaders at Amman, arrears of pay for the appropri retning the

lommy-punx to look after them. was said to be trying for a com- ate period in December, 1941, to covery of all amounts received in pointed a Right Wing candi-Saturday, May 22) applied for a fire had broken out in one tickets and whose applications of the tanks of the Anglo-

Consequently, the British nu- thorities were in `continual 'dim- promise proposal, which would gether with an ex-gratia grant China, Marno, India or elsewhere date today.

which are in excess of the equiv Members of the and-Communist were received before all accom-Saxon Petroleum Co.'a 3,359- bring perce and at the same time of one month's pay.

Association modation had been allotted.

culties and one company of Bri- of the

ton ship "Adinda", In the case of Volunteers, only plant of the gross award in each Committee

claimed that Mr. Hicks did not

The noi to force the Arabs to abandon

tables for invited guests The firemen found that the

↑ tish-infantry-had-been-protecting the principle of a United States those who were deemed to have particular category.

Two seizures of Chinese and the Jews there since the trouble (c) Government retains the even have the support of workers are marked "reserved." and the residue of oil in one of the front

oplum in Palestine.

been demobilised on Dec. 25, 1941,

the whole or in the branch of the Air Ministry table letter or number is entered tanks was alight. The fire was Indian raw

were made began. The "cease, Are" Insted on each ticket. Any unreserved put out in a very short time. yesterday by Revenue Officers in seven days, until the troops were Authoritative sources in Cairo and are not eligible for full re-right to withhold said lost night that when the case benefits will qualify for the any part of an award in cases of where he was employed.

arrived at Hong the course of routine searches of able to withdraws, The Adinda above awards, and advances of disloyal or improper behaviour.

After two attempts at voting table may be occupied by those

In his opinion, it

saved from Singapore ships arriving, in the harbour.

a'largo Council meels again, the Arub lenders will lay down arrears of December, 1941, pay Hong Kong, China or Macao at the final tolly gave

No person who was not in were bogged down in confusion, whose tickets do not bear table Kong on April

and docked at Taikoo Docks for a "On board the s.. "Lok Sang," number letters or numbers,

of casualties and the British Cardinal

from sume time during the occupation against Hicks and 2,000 for him. Macao tomorrow at the invitation damaged by

Her bow, Revenue Officers found 672 taels Spellman

troops evacuated will visit surgical operation." of the Colony will qualify for the

a mine at Tobruk of Indian raw opium hidden in Jerusalem without any carusities. Mr. W. E. Leftly was appointed ex-gratin grants,

President by 2,408 votes. Ho ot the Bishop of Macao.

in 1941, has been removed and a bilges. On the 8.5. Tainan 150 at all.

Denouncing the terrorism in Persona qualifying for an was the anti-Communist group's A special plane, chartered by new one is now being fitted on. taels of Chinese raw oplum were conditions set award under more than one cato candidate.-United, Press.

found in the belongings of four ferusalem Macao Government, will

na "cunning, brutal oui below Government servants gory will receive

persons, two men and two and dastardly," he said that the the highest

leave Kal Tak at 7 a.m, and one

Cardinal hour later The denunciation by the may be granted the following ex-only,

women. The four have since been British policy had been to-try-to-

harged.

them (1) Where death has occurred Jows of the newly proclaimed graila payments:-

will celebrate Mass at Macao

get the civil-population-

atnte.

(a) Monthly paid staff

deceased and the

One of the women had the selves to stop the terrorism. Un- Cathedral

fortunately, at no time bad they oplum tied to her legs.

Total value of the seizures was had the 'cooperation of the civil

population.--Reuter, |estimated at $100,000.

-Security

three conditions for the accep- fance of the cease-fire order:

will be deducted,

1. The dissolution of all Zionist Govt. Servants

groups in Palestine.

.... Bull.

tion.

A hult to Jewish immigra- Subject to the

At the same time. the Israel

(d)

3,091 votes

Spelman Queen Mary's 81st Birthday

Macao and return to Hong Kong the following day.

would have Mer. Fulton Sheen's broadcast An ex-gratia grant of half pay bean other-wise eligible for an Lover ZIW today will be at 9.30 The Cardinal will lunch in Government declared in a cable for the occupation period, ie, 22 award, payment, will be made to pm The address will be on

the estate subject to Lake Success that it must re-months salary.

to an appro-China and Christianity." relation to (b) Dally paid employees view its position in

priate

proportion being paid the 48-hour extension of the Those with 10 or more years where death has taken plico be.

ચક 31 25th Decembar,fore the liberation, cease-fire order by the Council, service adding that the Council will be 1941, an ex-gratia grant of 330

(g) Persons otherwise eligible informed of its decision "in due 10 years service on that date 165 pay for any period during which days pay and those with under for an award may be granted full

days pay,

they were Imprisoned by the With certain excaptions Goy-Japanese for political offences. ernment servants must have re

course".-Reuter.

(American Loan To Jawa

Forecast-Page 8lx)

sumed duty nat later than March Procedure For

YARD GOING

GOING ALL OUT TO CATCH MURDERER

ALL OUT Payment

Blackburn, May 25.

(a) Payments to members of the Civil Defence Services and Volunteers will commence imme. diately. Members of the H.K.V.D.C, affected are required: to submit claims to the Adjutant,

PENICILLIN AND STREPOTMYCIN CONTROL

The sale and supply of Penicillin and Streptomycin in the Colony will be controlled, when an Or- dinance introduced.in Legislativo Council for first reading yesterday by the Acting Direc- tor of Medical Sorvica (Dr. G. H. Thomas) bacomes law.

H.K.V.D. in accordance with Explaining-the-necessity-for-

-sistant-straine-rise-could-not-

be ruled out.

London, May 26.- Queen Mary celebrated her 81st birthday today. At Marl- borough House, telegrams and messages of greeting began to arrive early in the morning.

Flags flew over Government,

offices and public buildings in honour of the day.

There were no formal celebra- tions, but the King and Queen had planned a family birthday luncheon party to which 20 quests were invited at Bucking- In the afternoon, ham Palace. members of the Swiss Folklore Society went to the Palace to

give an open air performanco for tho King and Queen and Queen Mary in the garden.- Reuter.

The Weather

A belt of high pressure centres froos Central China across the Euter. Sex to

·Hansku.

A weak ridge of high pressure, covere

Chiof Inspector John Capstick of Scotland Yard

Instructions which will appear in the measure, the Acting D.M.S.

... "This Bill has for its object the Corps Orders ns published said: said today that investigations into the recent overy Friday in the English dally "Penicillin and streptomycin, the control of the sale and supply series of children's murders would go on a 24- press. Members of the the products of certain lowly and and use of these two valuable H.K.R.N.V.R. affected will be despised moulds, are now almost and potent substances. It defines hour basis until the cases were solvad..

Inotified in the

dally household words. Fame had been the classes of persons who could "There is no time limit, no done thoroughly and that is how press as to how they should thrust upon them. They are laud-sell or supply, or could adminis-the Bouth China Son separated from the hours to the day," said Inspec-it is being done." he said. submit their claims. Only those ed as sovereign remedies for all

atter by way of heatment, these high pressure to the north by s ́trough Detective were still taking the members of the tor Capstick in referring to

Civil Defence diseases of bacterial origin. They quirements that must be comover, the Kurties.

it acts out the re- associated with the depreption evolved. police efforts to locate the brut-fingerprints of 30,000 males living Services who are NOT Govern-are in great demand. Thero

of four-year-old in the Blackburn area, in hopes ment servants and who have not are no restrictions in this Colony plied with by persons dispersing

already notified

either the at present on their sale and sup- prescriptions for these substances: winds. Cloudy with oncasional lighi rains prints on the hospital bed frem

al, slayer

ago.

لات

aubstances;

BAN ON DUTCH SHIPS LIFTED

Today's Forecast-Moderate ESE

and-some scattered showars nå, fret, ime

Rainfall: 4.4 mm.=0.17; in. Total afnor Jath. 1-831.6 mm1156, lhs.- again an average" of atky, momm 10.65 is.

Itandiuen ab 10.21.

p.m. „1019.7–1566.1 mb.

21,90.-21.10 inches,

“June. Devency at Binckbura 11 that a set can be found matching cintoniai-Secretariak-or-the-Trea{ply and administration-by-way/and _It lays down penalties for proving and bacvastag falz-bye upláky

days ago and an 11-year-old which-June was abducted before rury need submit claims now and of treatment.

contravention of the Ordinance

· Yonturday's Weatheri boy at Farnworth six weeks her murder.

such claims should be, addrossed

The motion was seconded by Maximum 5.0 deg. Wal "Penicillin, if used 'unscientif-

Secretary, the Accountant-General,cally in regard to dosage, could the Colonial

(Mr. | Minimumi 768 dem. Fa Meanwhile, the London author-to

· Inspector Copstick is in charge

Building, Ice House

do harm in that the Infecting unanimously.

carried Bunabine: 4. burs. {D. `M...... MacDougall) and" of both cases.

ties continued combing Potter's Prince's

Street, Hong Kong. Bar "This is a job that must be arm and pelvis of a human male and claimants should state which action and reproduce strains re- golf course, where the right be written in English or Chinese ed, may become tolerant to its

Claims may germs, instead of being destroy

were found last Saturday.

particular service they were insistant to itself and to other sub- Fingerprint experts so far have

It falled to get an impression from rank hold, and the date on which stances of a ainilor nature.

they Joined. Claims will be sub- such a state of azairs should badly-decomposed fingers fected to close scrutiny and per-ever become world-wide, penicil The medical authorities estimated

sons may be requested to make lin would indeed be a misfortune that the member was crudely

a statutory declaration in sup instead of a blessing to mankind. Waterside Workers Union today Wind Direction. hacked --off-the body of a young port of their claims, man and thrown into the pond (b) Owing to

Side Effects an decided to lift the ban on the Wind Forge 'golf' 'course about a

"Streptomycle, though, lifa- handling of Dutch shipping they id of the Salaries: Commission, pay- saving in many otherwise hope-imposed In September, 1945, High were draining ment to Government Servants

lovs, discanos, hai, unfortunate- provided the Australian Governa za

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