1948-07-19 — Page 1

For Socials and Parties FRANCIS WU'S... SPEED-FLASH NEWS PHOTOS

CHINA MAIL

the only lasting souvenir of any event. FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO

No. 34027.

Gloucester Arcade

ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

HONG KONG, MONDAY, JULY 19, 1948.

Price: 20 Cents.

WE HAVE A LIMITED STOOK OF

Brand New in PORTABLE TYPEWRITER

JUST UNPACKED ›

AT REASONABLE PRICE.

HONG KONG TYPEWRITER, EXCHANGE

* D'Agullar OL

Tel. 21633.

FLYING-BOAT WRECK, BODIES FOUND

BODIES FOUND ASTRONOMICAL NOTES PIRATES'

Another Victim; Relatives To Identify Bodies Today SOLE SURVIVOR'S STORY

At least six bodies, unidentified, have been picked up near the submerged wrack of the Catalina flying-boat which crashed with 27 people into the sea 15 minutes after leaving Macao for Hong Kong on Friday night.

Unconfirmed reports last night increased the

number to 20. The wrecked plane was located by junks dragging nets through the area where eye-witnesses said they saw it crash.

It was confirmed late yesterday that Mr. Daniel Nelson, associated with the China Relief Agency and head of the United World Action in China, was on the flying-boot with his wife, daughter and son. This brings the total casualties to 26, The plane, was yesterday reported sunk five fathoms 'below.

The

Mr.

H.G

why he decided to fly from Macan on July 16.

Referring to Miss W. Feng, one Information on its

of the victims of the crash, the condition-whether intact or correspondent said that she was not-was not available. Sal-Mrs. Ini Wai-lam travelling un- vage. operations will start der her maiden rame as most

Chinese women de. Mr. Lai s today.

teacher of English in Hong Kong. funeral of

Mrs. Lai intended to come lu Stewart {of Texas Company) Hong Kong by the ss. Merry whose body was recovered on Moller on Friday. Her two 'chill- Saturday

took place at Macao diren accompanied by friends, left yesterday. 21 way attended by the house anead of her to board close associates in Texus Company the vessel. and by many friends in Macao.

The party of Investigators, headed by Mr. S.H. de Kantzow. who revisited the scene of the disaster yesterday is expected to arrive back nt

today 7.30 am. aat of ideas

with details of yrsterday's

Bons and

bodica recovered

Relatives of victims of the tragedy will leave Hong Kong by boat this morning to identi fy the bodies and to arrange Tuneral services, Among them will be Mr. Charles T. Carroll, of Coca-cola Export Incorpora. tion.

Among the victims were Mr. and Mrs. M. Wu, of the Shanghal office of Coca-cola.

was learned yesterday that by alx

the couple is survived

nlidren-in-the-Italian-Convent.- and a daughter, Joan, studying at the Columbia University in the United States.

Several of the passengers who boarded the flying bont at Macao un Friday had originally intended to travel by ship to Hong Kong. Some arrived tuo iate at the pier

**

MRS. H. M. R. HODGMAN was also a popular member of:: local society. She was a singer and took part in savorat con. An. American citizen, she. travelled with tran American pasport, Har male; dan, name, wai Miss C. M. B Smith.

others could not obtain reserva- Llons.

She arrived at the pler just as

the Merry Moller was leaving and

MISS DELCA DA COSTA,

Air Stewardess or the Ill-fated flying-boat, war the eldest A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Costa, well-known Ba members of the focal Portu. guess community. She was educated at St. Mary's Behool and was 21 years old. Hor father is on the senior staff of the Standerð Vacuum Oli Company.

"

GENADY MOSKVITCH

Special circus performances will be held tomorrow Int commentorktion" of M Genady Moskvitch (above) one of the star artistee of the Kamala Circus,

who WAS killed in the plane'disaster at Macao.

The entire proceeds of the two benefit shows, starting ‘at 5,30 pim. and 6.30. pim.

will

to four-year old go Master Moskvitch and two- year-ald Miss Moskvitch, children of the Ruian artiste..

The Indian Circus CWHI, present = programme of their best acts. Priede of admission In five classes will be ab be- fora..

Mr. B.H. de Kantzow, Managing

STANDING sentinel-like, over a pile of rubble, on the site of the former busy dockyard town qf Hung Hom. Is section of a tenement house, one of approximately 200 build- ings destroyed in the area during the war. Only sign of re- habitation in the new tonement house in the background, There is a similar building nearby and also row of 20 single-storey shops at Bulkely Street, Wer rubble on the re- maining sites is left uncleared.........China Mali Photo.

ISSUED TODAY

Shanghai, July 18.

A further stop to facilitate calculations and over- come the shortage of cash in Chinese high finance will bo taken tomorrow when the, authorliles Issue "ar tronomical notes" in Customs Gold Units equivalent to CN$5,000,000, CN$1,000,000, CN$500,000 and CN$200,000. The announcement today was made by 6. Y. Liu, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, who said the Gold' Unita wil be. In the denominations of $250,000, $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000 which corresponds to the above Ugures In Chinese currency.

The Insurance of big notes had long been anticipated but postponed from time to time by the Government reportedly In order to avoid a possible further stimulus to the wildfire commodity Inflation. At present the highest bili in general use is CNB100,000.

According to the black market exchange rate, currently around CN$7,000,000 for UB$1.00, the highest denomination note to be put into circulation tomorrow will still equal only

US$70-United Press.

Italy Considers Use Of Troops In Future Strikes

Rome, July 17. -

HOSTAGE IS WELL

Mr. Parkson Chan, one of the three men still in 'the hands of the pirates. who seized and looted the 4,500- ton Van Heutsz on Decem- ber 14-15 last, is still alive. the "China Mail" learned yesterday from sources close to his family.

The other two men are. K. P. Young, manager of the Swotow branch of the Wing On Insurance Company, and Tang Kong-plat, a Chinesa bank employee.

Six men were originally taken as hostages. Three were released in April last after payment of HK$21,000 for their upkeep while in captivity near Blas Bay.

The three were Tan Kit-cheang, son of the Singapore millionaire- philanthropist, Tan Kah-kee, Pak Ki-po, manager of the Swatow Municipal Bank, and Tan Cheng- seng, relative of the test mán.

The

pirates solzed the Van Houtz 80 miles cast of Hong Kong near Chilang Point, Tho

The Italian Cabinet today discussed measures-in- cluding use of troops—to cope with future lightning strikes like the general strike which loot they took away was estimat- ended at noon yesterday.

The country was back to normal, for the first time since last Wednesday's attempted assassina- tion of the Communist leader, Palmiro Tog- liatti, which touched off a nationwide walk- out of 7.000.000 workers.

Bandits Release Customs Hostages

Held captive for two days, 29 Chinese Maritimo Customs personnel taken hostage on Thurs- day morning after the attack on their out- post at Shayuchung by a large force of armed man, have been released, the “China Mail" Cleared yesterday.

They were escorted to the of Shumchur and came to Hong Canton highway on Saturday Kong by train.

bus morning and put on a

ed at HK$2,000,000

Shortly after the release of the three hostages in April, the Hong Kont polico arrested several men in a series of raids on the Island and Mainland.

Part of the loot was recovered

Signor Togliatti,. closely, ing industrialists as hostages in and indentified by officers of the guarded in a Rome hospital,the Fiat. Lancla and other fac-Van Heusz. Today said that he felt hellor, {tories" which they had seized.

A medical bulletin early this The Premier, Aloida de Gas I will be arranged

morning reported that he had a temperature of 100.4"-degrees Fahrenheit. Lust night his chances of recovery were put at 60-50

the

Four of the men wore charged with the piracy and

before peri's position in the country Supreme Court today.. believed by some observers to be stronger than Before, though the Communista 'chowed great strength in the kay Industrial cities of Milan and Turin.i Pravda, the Communist

popes today on the shoot- jing,of. (dammation tờ

to the low A

“Aèñïds, 'Ke- intended to attack Togliatti Inside actionaries and the Chamber of Deputies, but had

actionaries and hired bandits will not escape, the

on the life

The 28-year-old student, An- tonio Pallante, who shot the Com-

munist lender was said today-to have told the police: 18at he hap te suid: “Shame and]

Before releasing the captives, not realised that visitops were the atrocious #ponsibility for

Major Clash On Border

Imminent

'bound for Shumchun, Chinese the Communists gave them'o pass subject to search before entry. of Comrade Togliatti,"

The Cabinet decided at Its Cathay Pacific Airways flights border town. At Shumchun which requested "comrade to

Police and soldiers today between Hong Kong and Macao they boarded a train and came assist bearers, numbering 29, on meating today that the Govern searched the hills around Abba- have been, postponed indefinitely to Hong Kong to report to their way home." It was signed ment had the right under existedia San Salvatore, ncar. Slent,

A major clash between a since. Saturday,

Mr. G.N. Gawler, Commissioner by the "Eastern Kwangtung Peo- ing laws to call up army classes for about 3,000 men and women, large force of armed Com

to ensure the running of essential half the population of this town, munista Those

who left yesterday to of Customs, Kowloon and New ple's Protection Corps,"

services during a strike.

and Nationalist continue the investigation were Territories.

where some of the most violent troops west of, the Kowloon- Fascism

disorders occurred in Thursday's Canton Railway near Fu Kut Hallway workers, bakers and general strike. other-specialist-workers-would-be During the rioting, crowds cap. sImminent, reported the called into the armed forces in tured the telephone exchange, New Life Evening News, through which passed trunk lines widely-read vernacular paper, The Cabinet also discussed to north Italy, and seized a polles yesterday. measures to deal with, the resergeant, who was later found vival of certain eigna of Fasciam torfured and dead.-Reuter. In newspapers, such as the da

The released men said that ofter Director of CPA. Pilot V.H. Hunt, the battle at Shayuchung, they Flight-engineer A.LCabot, Messrs. R. Lobo, R. Labrum, and were forced to march with a group Roy Farrel. They are due back of the armed men along hill. paths this morning.

Relative In Kansas

Kansas City, July 17, Mr. O.H. Nelson said today that he belloved the Nelson family In yesterday's plane crash was that of his brother Daniel Nelson, connected

to a small village of about seven shacks at 9 p.m. that day. The captured soldiers of the Shayu- chung garrison were taken to a different place.

Assurances

To Foster Cultural Relations

To encourage closer cul-

case of an emergency:

famatory attacks on democratio]

mon and parties, or instigation to crimes. The Chamber of Deputies, alter

and its sittings until July 20,

The armed man claimed to be tural relations between the a short meeting today, suspended

Government Chind Relief Communists. The captives were 'British with Agency and head of United given meals and allowed to go Hong Kong Chinese,, the Bri- World Action in

to a nearby stream to wash. China.

They were copeatedly assur

Nelson said his brother, Kansas +

inlased it. She decided to take the nfternoon CPA fving boat to Hong Kong.

In

xious about their lives.

There was a pitched battle yes- |tish Council has sent a per-terday at the works of the vast Mantecatini chemical trust in Milan,

where one group of strik- ers defended. the building against their colleagues who wanted to resume work

Colony...

ed that they need not feel n-manent representative to the He is Mr. Robert Bruce, who On Saturday morning they were escorted by a guide to the Can-arrived by ale from England yes ton highway near the British bor-terday, in der. There they were put on a

City three-weeks ago, stated that he planned to take the family to Hong Kong for the summer. Nelson's

also father named Daniel, is prominent in Mr. Cenady Moskvitch, one Lutheran missiouary

work

of the star artistas of the China-Associated Press. Kamala Circus, missed his boat

on Friday afternoon, He met official of the Banco Nacional Ultramarino“who had mirandy booked a ticket on the Catalina. He honnéeed to be an alu friend of Moskviton.

As Mr. Moskvitch was on more urgent business of arranging for the proposed Macan visit of the

Indian circus his friend gave An

Him the nir ticket.

Mr.

Angelo, the Portuguesa bank official arrived here yester- day by steamer.

Mr." Moskvitch, survived by a wife and two children and his. parents, ieft Hong Kong on July 11 by steamer to prepare for the The original crew of the flying tour. He completed the arrange ich was learned had in many and was coming back on

Friday,

Captain Dala Cramer took the place of the original pilot who De Was : suffering from ‚caraobáj and First Officer K.8. Marthalt (und ́Air` Stewardess Miss 'D. da Costa, switched from their origin al Singapore

run to the· Nimena: route.

The

Joning News New Life Evaning

· Correspondant at Mabad¦yastere 1 day, cablad, an Interylaw with

thegole survivor,

who said that terrific ex pideion. Decurred in one of the whin, the flying,boat anginas

the Ninspins Islands

The passengers wore stunded. plane lost height and crashu hit into the rea: fin. It wakunin

The

drawled out of one of the

dows holding cushion-ent Asperi Boating for a long silmad

Junk

respondent" bald that

AN

Mr. Bruce will work to foster go back turned hosepipes, on the Finally, those who wanted to

bus bound, for, the frontier town cultural relations by such means strikers and quickly captured the as student scholarships, local ex factory Communist paper Units

RN Dockyard Chinese

hibitions of British painting.

i

replural

The

supply of books and periodicals, today claimed that some poilce and occasionally sponsoring the tour of h

of Hong men deserted during the strike,- Two mines were, discovered to Kong

Chinese England.

groups to day on the Milan-Genoa railway Mr. Bruce learned Cantoners in car Milan. Trable was held up, for about an hour while experts Canton during 1984-36 while he removed the mines, and exploded was serving thero los cadel them.

Claim Occupation Payed

application for payment of back pay, covering

the Malayan Civil Service P

He was invalided out of the

Premier's Position:

service and returned to England At Turin-homs of the huge whore

up, among other i Fiat motor, works-conditions also he took has been with the British Council was resumed by last night's shifts in England since 1948, 6,

after minor scuffles.", between workers. During the general

the Occupation poriod, has been submitted by ming, free-lance writing. He returned to normal foday. Work the Hong Kong Naval Dockyard. Chinaso Workers' Association to the Commodore Su- perintendent, Hong Kong, for transmission to by the British Connell, is altuated strike, workers had held 30 lead-

~ A reference - library, sponsored

in the "China Mall" office on the Commodore Superintendent that mezzanine foor, Windsor House. Naval Dockyard Chinels Work- Mdriday to Friday between 10- I open to the public from ́ers who want aid the Interjur:

after the fall of Hong Kong, m. and 12.35. p.m., and. 2 p.m. _received">war time; allowances

the Hong Kong Government. :/ The application, which affects approximately 1.000 Naval Dockyard Chinese, workers, was submitted after a meeting of members of the Association | following an announcement by |the Public Rotations Office re- garding payment of back pay

from: British Army Headquar

IKEA

Admiral Boyd Returns

The Weather

A 0840 GMT (ERA, ILK Summer

| "Kina) (a: ebuiðaw - depresijom - fogtationary over, the Fastera - Bows with 4 "Arounda sxtendings: East)acrum „Jayan ünd Was to Central and BTV China TEAMWRI || Premnin›remaiņa (relatively, blah (In-à (riden; from - the Bonina ánrové: Lekmon': tơi

HMS Alert arrived back in wind Fale part from

Torlag's, Forecaal pubderate. # or BW

·Testerday's - Tanthay niya.

| tere" "in". Fram China. "Mr. Mak further said that the Commodore Superintendent had to Government servants. also been approached regarding In an Interview with the the question of retrachment at "China Mail" yesterday, Mr. the Naval Dockyard Heald Mak Yiu-chuen, Chairman of that at a meeting between him the Association, said that Clife self and, the Commodore Super Hong Kong from Singapore shows, mainly night and early morning, naso workers at, the Naval Dock- |intendent,, he had been informed. yard played a not less important that the whole struth of Cht role in the the defence of Hongnese workers at the Naval Dock Kong during December 1941 yard, would be reduced by 36 than other, members of the Civil ber cent and that the retreach Dalance Services zonder ment programme would-be CD Same Footing pleted by the end of june 1948. In view of this, and the: fact Worken –Worris that the Naval Dockyard is an Industrial Corganisation of thờ Hoyal@#Navy"" the "Chinese dio workers feel that they should be placed on the same, footing Eng other, Glovartiment cæervants, and

yesterday with Admiral Sir MAXIMUM "La Wan Denis Boyd Commander-in, Minton, 77. O MON Chief of the British Pacific Bananas? 11.2 hours, 30 fleet, on-board.

- Mainfall: 16.4 tom==0;51 in. Tolal since Bir Denis will call 625m ship, HMB, London, b

On Other Pages

Page Two.

Bouthern Democrats Rebal. Page Throo

Showdown On French Mili

tary Budget

Page Seven

War Danger In Berlin Page Eight

Mandrake The Magician. Page Twelve

Bathing: Beauty

Fiasco,

7 In Lan

tho

exclusive report, newspaper said that information of the Amminent attack leaked'out from arens occupied by the Com munists. These prens, were, listánku as Mol Lam, Ha Mot Lam, Wu Shek Ngam, Mong Tien Fu and Koon Lan, all west of the rallway, near Po Kut..

The newspaper added that the garrisons along the railway from Shumchun to Fo Kut have been alerted with all leave cancelled.

An emergency) conferenco was held yesterday at the Bhumchun Military Headquarters at which [a "Communist Suppression Coun Contest ei was formed to direct opera-

tions.

WATSON'S

ORANGE/

guash,