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Up To

Police, Robbers Failure To Live Up Pitched Battle

In N.T.

A pitched battle between a large force of palice and about 20 armed robbers took place of the Chai Kan Mountain, Løk Ma Chuus, shortly after noon yester. day.

According to reliable sources. the New Terri tories police received in formation that between 10 and 20 ormed men were hiding in the mountains.

Fully armed parties were Immediately organised by Divisional Superintendent N. B. Fraser and sent to the area. On arrival, they were deployed to strate- giste positions under the comand of Divisionat- Inspector McCarthy and Sub-Inspector Wall

On their ascending the sides of the mountain, the robbers opened fire, and a prolonged battle took place. When the des- perndoes retreated, the police picked up nged about 30. who was wounded in the left thigh.

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He was given Ørst-aid and then sent to the Kow- Joan Hospital where he 'was admitted at about 9

o'clock last night.

New Blockade

Forms.

To Clauses Cabinet

Of Renville Truce Agreement

COUNCIL DELAYS ISSUE

Batavia, Decomber 20.

The United Nations' three-power Committee of Good Offices today accused the Netherlands of failing to live up to the clausen of the Renville truce agreement when it re pudiated the truce....... In Paris, the Security Council today delayed consideration of the new In- donesian fighting for two days at the personal request of M. Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet Foreign Minister.

The Committee declared "in their repudiation of the Renville truce ogreo- mant the Netherlands had not fulfilled the requirements of Article 10 of the agreement." Under the article ono party must inform the Com- mittee and the other party, when it repudiates the agreement.

The Dutch thus far have failed to notify the Republican Government or the Committee.

The Committee also called | #004 on the Security Council to consider on a basis of utmost

rgency the outbreak of hos- tities in Indonesia' which is a violation of the Renville trure signed by the Governments of the Netherlands and the Re- [public of Indonesia,

The report, which was signed by Mr. H Merle Cochran (United States) and Mr. T.W. Cutts (de- puty Australian delegate), points) out they were acting without re- teresire to the Australian and Bel- gian alelegates who, with members I the UN secretariat, were still trapped in Jogjakarta.”

Restrictions Dutch Inform UN

In Berlin

Berlin, December 20. New blockade restrictions around Western Berlin went into effect today.

The restrictions, announced by

Me. Paul Markerf, head of the Soviet sector's pollee,

were de signed to hamber trade between the East and West and widen the breath which sphils the city,

Mr. Markurai aunounced that beginning today any Soviet sector business or resident wishing to 10 Western

The pny kind of gods writing to)

Berlin must apply -the police · headquarters for per

mission. In addition, ruled

Western sector residents inust

wise apply for permission to Lansport goods from the Soviet sector into the Western sectors.

The

new blockade measures

The Dutch, said the

leport, and

Informed Mr. Cochran the Nether- lands would be responsible for their Evacuation when

circum- stances permitted. The Dutch hud forbidden the UN to employ their aireraft on Sights from Batavia to Jogjakurto until further notice.

Scorched Earth Policy Threat

Singapore. Deccinber 20.

Indonesian Republicans here today threatened a scorched earth policy in In- donesia which would bring chaos to the whole country as Dutch troups pushed on in their renewed police action in Java.

The Indonesian #cpub- Jican representative in Singapore, Dr. Octoyo, and the representative in India, Dr. Soedarsono in a joint declaration, said that i would take the Dutch two years to

results. Reuter.

rain

Thomas Critchley of Australia, angourcing the breaking of the

The repert sald at 11.30 p.m. on Saturday the neting Dutch chair- iman, Mr. Zunk Schuurman, hand- | trive. ed over a letter addressed to the Committee & chairman,

Record Output Of Fish

Mr.

A record output of fish was were regarded as an attempt to registered by the Hong Kong

of food and Fisheries

of the trickle

aller supplies lering into West- month

blucks on the main thoroughfare leading West and routed all truffle

Department

last-

when a daily average

ern Berlin from Soviet-occupied of almast 1.000 piculs was dis- territory.

posed of at the Fish Markets. Two months ago the Soviet- Telal mutput for November controlled pobre established road-

was 56,860 picuts, the previous record was in October when the output reached 45,300 plculs,

The The Fisheries

Depatrment's figures for rounded fish in No- vember was 8,000,000 pounds.

The "Chinu Mall" learned yes- war manoeuvres in the lanes used terday that owing to certain dif-

through them. Today's measures are an extension of that control.

War Manoeuvres

The

Russians today restimes

ed

However, the Dutch suspend- telegraphic services with Kaliurang at midnight, thereby preventing the secretariat from informing the Committee in

1. Relluble Dutch sources-ald Dutch arinoured columns drøya to within 25 miles due West of Jogjakarta:

Nanking, December 20. p Dr. Sun Fo announced to-

| night the formation of China's new Cabinet, based on the de- termination to fight on until an honourable proce could be secured.

Dr. Sun Fo proclaimed: "There is to be no outright surrender,"

Aller five or six glays of con- stant, conferences I have innfly succeeded in forming ព now Cabinot," Dr. Sun Fo announced héře tonight. He added that the names of his 'Ministers would be submitted to President Clining Kai-shek tonight, anet probably be announced by tomor

row,

would

Die Dr Sún: Fo said the policy at is Cabinet would be to fight

on until they could secure an

nourable peace. "This Gabi

GOVT'S INJUNCTION

More than 300 members attended a meeting of the Hong Kong Cricket Club yesterday evening to voice their views on Govern- ment's injunction that they should give up their club and ground for the new Defence Force by the end of April 1950, and to accopt an alternative site at Happy Valley.

The meeting, which was presided over by Mr. H. ¡

Owen-Hughes, the Club President, expressed Drive Carried

strong resentment at what it called an or

bitrary uproofing of a club which had become Out In Wanchai

a part of the community for well nigh a cen, tury, without giving it a say in the matter be- fore the Government came to its decision. The President omphasised that unfortunately the Club was only a tenant of will, and legally the Government had'overy right to resume the ground and promises on it.

Some members suggested the in 1860 and the Colonial Secre- not going to surrender last word did not rest with the tary. Mr. William Thomas Mercer

and laid down that there had been outright as some of you have Hong Kong Government,

cil "understanding That We - suggested," Dr. Sun Fo told cor.that protest meeting of all

respondants.

members as well as other clubshould not be interfered with.

I now come to the beginning of That would be scuttling the should be held. and repre-1046 when we restored the Club anti-Communist fight. China.j would then become a second Po-entation made to the Secre-after the occupation. Your Com-

tary of State.

mittee realized that there was go land or Czechoslovakia."

It was desided that the Clubing to be a real need to expand should fight on and that further further in order to cater for the negotiations with Government } growing requirements of our

Members.

We wanted to build that extre storey. We also wanted to build a squash court, but realising the

To Be Discussed Asked what would be the terms for compromise, Dr. Sun Fo 2. The Dutch-sponsored Statesaid these would have to be dis- of West Java announced cursed would not participate | In the Dr. Sun Fo added that Dr. Wu formation of an Interim Gov-Te-chen, the Secretary-General *:oment:

of the Kuomintang, would be 3. The #rs! Dutch casualty re-

and temporary

Chang Chun, Dr. Chen Lifu. General Chang Chi-chung and Dr. Wong Wei-han had uc- ports as Ministers without cepted Portfolio, and would be in charge of national palley.

por! cold six were killed and ster.

eight wounded and that there was little resistance.

Taken Prisoner

The Dutch army announced. that the Republican Commander in-Chief Lieutenant General Suditman, was taken prisoner in Jogjakarta.

"Intended to include all oc- ons. of opinion within the Kuo- mintang and as many as I could from outside parties," Dr. Sun

rempt to say however that With the announcem by the West, Java State of Its refusal to certain houtstanding Hames who

in

should be entrusted to the Com- mittes,

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Reviewing the history of the Club and the negotiations leading up to the present. "Bombshell" tenuous nature of our occupancy the President said:

we deemed it necessary to seek At our last Annual Meeting a a from the Government a proper little more than, a month uro you lease, did me the honour of electing me a Life Member of the Club and the Gods on high Olympus must have chuckled with

sardonic mirth at the prospect of what the Fales held in store.

I little thought that within n few short weeks I should be ent!- fight for the vary upon to existence of this Clubyot much has been the case

Before i report to you the events leading up to the letter

"Colonlef

E.

The Wanchai Police, under the personal direction of Divi- sional-Superintendent T. Clunie, carried out a continu- characters in the district. ous drive yesterday against bad

Shortly after midnight, parties 3. led by Detective Sub-Inspector. R. Sykes, Chief Inspector Cunning ham, Inspector Bert Wheeler and wooped Sub-Inspector Dewar, down on the mah-jongg schools and cafes in Spring Garden Lane. All the patrons were subjected to a most careful scrutiny and search. A number of them was detained for further inquirios.

In the course of the afternoon, 18 lealioutes in the district were visited simultaneously by parties of uniformed and plainclothes mea. Muny "old friends" WELO picked up and taken off to the Wanchat Police Station for ques- Lioning.

The meat ambitious part of the clean-up was loft for last night. Shortly before 9 p.m. DG. Olunla lod a large posse, Includ» This was refused and in froting the four European officere named ahove and about 40 we were informed that in view

Chinese

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the of certain proposals fo replan. Bouthern Playground. ning the centre of the City It! After closing eight of the 12 might not be possible for us 19 | rates, the police directed the large retain the ground much longer, crowd, estimated as 1,800; to leave Further Inquiry however led me the grounds by one of the tour to hope that the blow would not gates. fall so soon and certainly no

During the scrutiny and search. unelul purpose would have been of those leaving, the police de- served by pressing the laue tained between 30 and 40 persons before the necessity.arose.

one of whom was found in pos- You will have noted from the sessions of a packet containing which exploded on aga gol rings, for which ha, was

participate in the mazights ar WOATHETERS>dem dainininADENBAKANAdirdas: ürtörjning fuego ding oped swatheblatto-giva "kratijifacto

the interim Government planned Cabinet did not accept

one Federal vitation. Among them was Dr. by the Dutch only Siate in Dutch-occupied territoryu Shih, President of the Pelping whom I the National University, Announced its support of

wanted as Foreign Minister." Dutch action, East Sumatra,

Dr. Sun Fo said he intended Dutch officials said they were

that the Vice-Premier should hold not surprised at West Java's ac- tion or at the similar action by

the Foreign Affairs portfolio until the State of East Indonesia,

he could secure the proper man The

for the post-Reuter. West Java Cabinet collapsed_last night with the resignation of Pre- nier Anti Puradiredja.. East in- donesia's Premier also resigned.

Kaliurary of the Dutch action. Postponement

The Secretary General of the |Bepublican delegation was in- forint at 11.45 p.m. but it was

in Paris, M. Molotov enid M. impossible for him to inform the Mnlik would return to Paris on Republican Government because Wednesday, The Ukrainian dele- of the suspension of communica- gate was also absent. The nine

other delegates present agreed un-. tions.

Russian request animously on

on the for postponement.

Batavia Arrests

other

The Secretary General with Repablleip lenders

in avia was arrested around 1 nm. Suturday while the Republican delegation building was seized and delegation

énetiments including those relating to its work with the Committee confiscated.

day's meeting

New China Defence Plan Formed

of Government to nesday December 15 that the planation. the decision terminale our occupancy of this purpose for which our ground is ground, I would like to make;s now required is not connected tew remarks on the history of with town planning-but more of THE WEATHER this Club as a background to the that anon. problem with which we are con- I will now report to you the AL 9003 GMT (2 p.m. HKBT) a trongl fronted today-namely being up events leading up to this Un of low pressure extends Northwards from rooted from the ground which we fortunate state of affairs. The Gext the B China Bas along the China cosat have cherished and whereon we inkling I had that all was not well and across the Yellow Bee, to a sballow have had our being for nearly 100 was while I was waiting to depression centred aver Northern Mana years.

the Colony against the churts. To the E of this trough a moderate anti-cyclone is centred over N Japan with Services Malaya

Saturday ridge of high pressure extending East- November 20, when I suspected wards across the Fatific. To the W of that the presence of the Colonial the trough pressure is also relatively high Secretary

the over N China and Biberia and will probe Director of Public Works might ably intersity wa-the whole pressure system)......

accompanied by

Back To 1851 Our records were, as you know, lost during the Japanese occupa tion, but we know that the first

bat

for

On

Changing Times

moves slowly Eastwards.

Today's Forecasti-Light or mederse inde chaly with: occasional driasia. Faiz perioda during afternoon,

Yesterday's Weather.1-m Maximum: 143 deg, Fah. Minimum 17.4 dest. Fab. Eunshine: 1,6 hours.

Interport Cricket match was play-have some sinister significance.

My fears were confirmed carly ed on this ground against Shang- hal in 186602 years ago, but how the following week when I wWis much longer we had been ex- Informed that the Colonial Secro- Nanking. December 20. tablished here we did not knowtary wished to speak to me on a A plan to defend the Yang- until I discovered accidentally.a confidential matter.

history ise from Szechuan to the sea few days ago that our

Rainfall: TERSE Total alace Jan, · Jame by Gen- goes back to 1851,

At that interview I was in- 2481,8 mm 97.01 from me against an Until the '90s the sea lapped up tormed that times had changed

Average of 2150.4 mm.82,89 Ina, Chater Road and you may have

ingat noticed the stone on our Northern and that the Government had de

10 am 4.m. cided that our further occupancy Ear. at m......1018.0 10146 mb. boundary wall laid by HRH the of the Cricket ground

War no Duke of Connaught in 1890 to

20.90 inches, longer possible.

Rel. Humidity .... commemorate the foundation of

I was told in confidence then Paint the Praya reclamation.

purpose for which our ground was Wind Diraculos.. Wind Force ... to be applied. I was told that wo

Tiden should probably have to get out

| High.. in the near future.

Low

la

WBE

M. Molotov pointed out that at has been approved last Friday's session. M. Malik éralissimo Chiang Kai-shek. sked the Council President that usually reliable sources report- members be given three days' | ed today. netice of any further meetings in The plan will be put into effect Paris.

Immediately. It is said to have Mr. Philip Jessup (United been submitted by General Pal Blates) who had asked for to-Chung-hsi, Nationalist command-

In those carly days there was and no Naval Yard. The VRC pressed at first er in the Hankew region, for another session tomorrow calls for defence line along 1,500 somewhere near the Commodore's but ister agreed to a postpone-miles of the river's course to the offices and our first Pavillon was A1 8.30 1.01 on Sunday the ment untij Wednesday. Mr. wartime capital of Chungking In the B. & ¦

S. comer. Dutch informed Mr. Cochran that

United States 'Jessup said tha

be divided into fresh Dutch troops had

The line will

It was moved, I believe, about crossed the coneldared the Indoneulan fight four sections under separate but 1904 to the H.K. Bank corner her of the four-power Berlin Air marine fish, the Chinese

Nation stalin que line

ing a matter of great · gravity co-ordinated commands. About where it remained until 1924. Safety Centre announced that air Rehabilitation Administration has and attacked the Republicans.

and very pressing malter... 300,000 troops in 30 divisions will Our Committee to air fring would be carried out made indirect approaches to the

of that time, The Committee's action coin- tocal authorities for selling it cided with the meeting of the UN Chaillot where

The Council met at Palais de be used in the upper sections in realising that the expansion tak- In the Hamburg corridor.

workmen were addition to an undisclosed numbering place in the Club demanded Pear of reprisals was reported fish in the local market.

Security Coutell in Paris to con-aiready busy dismantling the vast in the seven armies already said further and better accommodation No formal approuch has yet ader the Indonesian situation and United Nations Stolpe,

Installations—to be deployed along the region for our members, then built the North of Berlin, on its return to been made.

also with these developments: United Press,

between Nanking and Shanghai, Imposing pavilion which is now The source said that the plan our home and which is so con- calls for the advance of all exist- | structed as to be capable of taking ing defence points along the North | another slørey. bunk of the river, 20 miles for- ward of the present positions.

la supply Berlin. The Soviet mem-ficulties. in disposing Fishery | Unileri

In the little village of

Soviet rule by the French.

under

The French Military Govern ment yesterday announced it was returning the Soviet Zone village and its 400 people to Russian at- ministration. The

The French cancell- cl the

1045 agreement

village to them. The French privately admitted they were wilhdrawing before being asked to leave os reprisal for French de- struction of - Radio Berlin's an. tenna towers.

which

the Russians coded the

A Stolpe omelal contacted by United Press by telephone said the villagers feared the Russians night, invoke reprisals against them for their participation in Western Berlin's elections. How- ever, the official said only 50 per- sons planned to leave the vil- Jago United Press.

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Not Gulity

Pate 3

King's Xmas Broadcast

· Bo Relayed on Saturday:

'DONATION TO ST. JOHN'

Anathor

ASSOCIATION

DONATION TO. ST, ION:

No.

7136.

EACH

watobe Radio'

Gold

Curios, etc."

Silver

To bo distributed amongst the donors,

"AU IR IET 15 10 TATRAKCE

#STES DE 469),

Four Sections

A wide strip of the North bank and is to be cleared of retub trees to deprive the Communists of cover. Warships and gunboats are to patrol the Yangtre. The our sections of the defence ore from the river mouth to Taniu. about 40 miles above Manking: from Tontu to Pengtseh on the Klangs!-Anhwel border; Pengisch to Shnai in Hupeh and

from

Shost to Sengchieli

Szechuan.

from

Defence arrangements are sald the to have been completed in Brat section up to Tantu and pre- parations in deployment are now proceeding further up river.

Observers believe that the plan has been under considera- alon for some time. They doubt whether troops are avaliablo in the number stated and also question their fighting Bapaɖity, reputable and the reverse side is a list of “gifts," | tion under the law to give, gifts The plan has become known worthy charitable organisation to distributed among the for these. donations,

at a time when the situation in Tohas this Christmas-tacitly over-

donors."

"Thon," later, If anyone ringr the Honan-Hupsh border region looked the Government Iran on

Dr. Arthur Woo, shairman of the Headquarteru and asks „U 1. taported.to have

booome the sale of raffle tickets to the the committee which is organising number so-and-so has won any» karlounge All Republican Leaders in pubile. The St. John Ambul- lie Annual St. John. Dall nevi thing, if it has, he will be told Communut forces are believed *: Dufels' Hands

ance Brigade and Association "We are not running a raffle ar month, told the "China" Mall,"

10."

advancing from the Fast and The fiat charitable body to be West on to Shinyun Fallway Pago 8

has already sold a number of we are unador Tientsin Preparing for Fato-tickets-although these are on svome people are donating de Paul annual rate that the Nationalists are confinti no obligation to affected by the ban on rame ile. Junction Haan on the Pelping- *^ful Events..

keta was the Society St. Vincent Hankow rallway. Mengre reports the borderline of what may or

JONA BAR | trom the Penipuarea indicate. Pago 12

wal máy, hot constituto a raffle, { HK$1,600 and only get a letter, of Their cistomary ---- London - Discusalóns On Fate |...The specimen, above is termed thanke. Others are donating less | was banded by the authorities Ing-iise, redeployment .... of troops

of British Binke in Chilhá. | "Donation to St. John," and on but we are not under any obilga, fearlier this month.

South of the Hual river,--Reuter

Page 7,

I must here mention that us

far as la known we have naver had a

proper letse of the ground. We are in fact "tenanta at will" but you may be sure that before embarking on such a project the Committee of that time must have obtained verbal assurance from the then Colonial Secretary as to OUT security of tenure.

The only reference I have been able to find on the subject of the tenure of the ground' comes from another article in the SCMP dated December 10, 1943 which reads as follows

"""Te' is interesting to find that this question of exclusive use 'was rùleed, and "disposed of, as far back as 1800, though_an- other agitation occurred in 1883. In October 1868' the Colonial Secretary (Mr. W. T. Mercori Inld down: The Hong Kong Cricket Club has no more title

the ground than the rest of the general pubile, but

as the

his Club

for many years been at the expense of keeping the ground in order, there has been a tacit under- elanding that they should not i

be Interfered withe

That applies today. By this 'date'the Club's expenditure on

· the ground' must amount to a dugo sum."

Tacit Understanding From this wa’see that tiso ques- tion of our tenure was dealt with

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