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Evidence: U.S. Reconciled

SPARY ACQUITTED Cardinal To Loss Of Japan

Britons Evacuated From Battled Insein

Rangoon, Burma, February 11.

British Embassy trucks last night entered baleaguered In- Boln, 10 miles North of Rangoon, and exfely evacuated 45-Bel- tish nationals who had been caught in the rebel-town.

"The trucks, planned by Embassy officials, entered treein amid the glare of bursting shall before another moonlight battle between Government troops and Karen rebels.

The rescued Britons described their experiences a night- marish. They said they were delvan mimbat crazy by the cop. tinuous gunfire, Shella burst within a fow feet of the brick building in which they were held for more than a week by the rebels.

One woman refugee said, "That we are safe and alive in a miraolo. We prayed every day. God heard our prayers.”

They said thay. lived for 10 days on a diet of salt and rice given them by the rebel telbusmen.

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The Burmese Government, meanwhile, claimed few in the. Insein district where Government troops have been battling Karen rebels for 12 days-Associated Press.

Criticism of Dr. Sun Reported Growing Among Legislators

Nanking, February 11.

Qualified opinion in Nanking shows the Premior, Dr. Sun Fo's insistence on kooping his cabinet in Canton may cost him his job, according to a United Pross survey conducted by the

United Press today.

The survey revealed growing criticism of him, with a possibility of it exploding into an organis- ed attempt to oust him from the Premiership when the Legislative Yuan meets again for its next plenary session,

Found Not Guilty On All

Counts Of Indictment

Kwok Guilty On 5 Counts

Austin Spary, electrical inspector Grade I of the Public Works De- partment, was acquitted late last night at the Supreme Court on all counts with which he was charged.

Kwok Kwong, PWD foreman and second accused in the indictment, was

found guilty on five counts. Sentence on him, however, was post- poned until Tuesday, when Mr. Percy Chen, accused's counsel, is ex- pected to make a plea for mitigation.

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The Jury, comprising four men and three women, returned the verdict at 10.30 o'clock last night after deliberating from 6.10 p.m., thus and- ing one of the longest trials in the history of the Colony. Spary, when told by Mr. Justice Reynolds of his discharge; appeared unsteady on his

fect and had to be helped out of the dock on to a seat nearby. After the trial was over, Mr. Jusice Reynolds expressed his thanks to the members of the Jury, and told them that they were exempted from Jury service for life. At approximately 8.35 pan converted to the possession of during the Jury's deleberation, someone else. Mr. Justice Reynolds ordered the court to re-assemble, and appalo. gleed to the Jury for having

Accomplices

Drugged In Event Of War

Tokyo, February 11. The United States is reconciled to the loss of Japan in the event of war, it was learned "today from the most authoritative Amer

ican sources.

Vienna, February 11.

Two persons who said

experts at the treason trial of Josef Cardinal Mindszenty assorted to A recent strategic survey of the world has con day that their study of vinced-at least some of the leading military the convicted Cardinal's experts in Washington that Japan is indefen

sible. They are privately advocating the handwriting in alleged

early withdrawal of all United States occupa "confessions" showed he was under influence of tion forces, drugs.

The two, Laszlo Sulnir and his wife, Hanna, were under protec- tion of Western authorities today after fleeing Hungary.

They told their story yesterday to intelligence experts of one of the Western Powers and turned over to them microalms of what they said were the original docu- ments used against the Cardinal.

British and Australian circles in Tokyo would not

Unoffi comment officially on the report. cially they expressed concern that a virtual American withdrawal from the Pacific would remove a major, stabilising force.

The British Embassy said that there had been no consulta- tions between the Americans and British, In Tokyo on the possibility of American withdrawal. ** Speaking unofficially, British sources said that Hong Kong's

position, now precariously held against the advance of: Chinese Communism, might become untenable. situation in Malaya,. Indonesia and Indochina could only be aggravated

They said the handwriting in the documents ls sindlar to Car-The dinal Mindszenty's usual script. but that numerous variations in-

dicated, the accused. Primate had been under the influence of drugs ot the time of the writing.

The Pacifle generally is regard- and Okinawa are believed to be od in the light of the survey on spter. Strategic air attacks could from these bases of minor strategic Importance and be mounted no American forces will be wart-without the problems and res- nd for its defence,

ponsibilities of Japani.

Tho Alaska-Aleutian chain. This conclusion has been reach- police affidavits with them attested Router learned, despite the full guards the direct approaches to ing to their official status as realisation that Austraila and the the American continent, but even handwriting analysts

The Sulnirs. brought. Hungarian

Testify In Court

They said they were called on

the by

Communist-dominated People's Court to testify on the authencity of the handwriting-in the trial documents and to state that the writing showed no signa of an abnormal state of mind.gi

There was no immediate In-

A

Not Final Yot

bases were

As rigards the question ownership; Mr. Roynolds told the Jury, that as to the materials which, according to the evidence, were abandoned by the Japan- esq-if -thỏ"Jury believed that- omitted to put to them an im-

Philippines, to.. mention only two if Japan and these these materials come into posses- portant point of Spary's evidence.

The July, Mr. Reynolds went sion by Government servants on

countries, primarily concerned In. lost the United States would not before. The evidence in question, on, must also bo.satisfied that the behalf of His Majesty, and if

Pacific defence, would consider be especially vulnerable he told them, was in regard to various elements were proved to these materials were put in pre-

their positions seriously Jeopar-

The East coast of the United the CPA and to the explanations them by the evidence given with mises owned and controlled by the

dised because of the possibility States, on the contrary, would be: Spary

gave as to having ben seen regard to each particular count

Crown then he would direct, the

of Russia moving in to replace most vulnerable. In the event of the loss of Western Europe, ulj al_tbo CPA.

Turning to the question of ec Jury that such materials became

the outgoing Americans.

The United States, Pacine Best Having done this, Mr. Reynolds complices, the Judge said that the property of the Crown.c

is still a big factor. Not for may also put to the Jury a small por- there could be tue doubt that To

Continuing. Mr. Reynolds de

years is the Russian Pacific fleet tion of evidence with regard to Ting was an accomplice his clared that if the Jury found the

It is emphasised, however expected to rival, the American the Cecilia Beauty Salon, and at evidence was correct. There were

that the final decision' to quit in size and efficiency. the same time commented about also other chargehands and work-Government was not the true

Japan has not been: reached. The United States rejects the cerlain.. evidence he Kave in men who had been called to give owner of the particular materials

concern pleas that, she has, accepted any favour of Kwok Kwong with re-evidence and Jury may say who mentioned in any of the charges, dication why the Sulnirs so testi- Presumably 10 Women Qualified Legislative Yuan shek, and the removal of the Cen-erd to Ho Sung having, kept, the ther or not they were also: 23. but; found; that they had` posses- ! fled in the Budapest .court, and Both the State and Army De-moral obligations för, Japan: Thi†i

(complices.

Referring to the statements by Vant than they had „posses-i-their testimons. Includ- this. now American : approach to turn "Jalpan over to : soumbum,

salon.pt them through their ser- then fled the country to reverse pariments keys to the stores, g

far-reaching, conclusion does not -factors a The prmcipat

-nimeting infer that the United States would' tral Government to Canton, the Mr. Justice Reynolds, at the United States will continue to

the accused, the Judge reminded xion. of It against any person opening of the last session of the the Jury that they must always except the true owner.

mg Vatican, spokesman, have as Japan are that they loss of indus the sources revealed, and economic support to what is provide some form of military

trial yesterday, commenced his remember, that the statements Mr. Reynolds then dealt with serted that Cardinal Mindszenty trial Eastern Europe in a war General Macarthur has tra summing-up left of Free China,

the Jury, at was only to

evidence against the the facts on each of the particu was tortured and drugged during with the Soviet Union would af quently expressed satisfaction If this policy is officially affirm- 10 u.m. By the time he had particular person making it. Holst counts; and stated that for his long imprisonment before the best delay, the winning of a third with the degree of democratica-

anished

it was well past

his milk wok made convelnence, he would deal with trial. They said that explains world war for between 15 and 40 ton acopied by the Jepunere, but cach larcony charge in their or the confessions obtained by the years; at worst it would result in this is not necessarily echoed in o'clock in the evening.

a statement putting the biome on

The prosecution Spary, that was not to be regard der, then the charge of obtaining prosecution,

Soviet victory.

Washington, the spurces - Jadi- charges during the

Approximately one-fourth of coted. money by false pretences, and denied such

trial. lastly, the conspiracy charge.

America's combat troops are now The Sulnirs were identified by tied up in the. Pacific.

Influential opinion there is that the documents they carried as the

the Japanese have not changed Japán la unsuitable as an air much eines the war, and that they official handwrling experts of the ||

for launching attacks |ked to be disarmed oven Lelt had Budapest.courts and the Criminal

the

heast of Boylet Rus-been known that someone, was | Institute of the Hungarian police.

ela, "as most Bovlat Industrial | watting to attack thêm tha No-details- of their - flight were

centres are beyong" the range of |minate after it, was "done" made public.----Associated Press.

har airfields.

eiretos here have no doubt that the next session would be held in Nanking instead of Canton, as Dr. Sun Fo desires. A de- cision to stay here would be a serious blow to Dr. Sun Fo's political position, it is inter- preted here.

led, it is believed to have signifi- | rant implications for Europe and the rest of the world outside the For East. These circles said that despite evacuation of

Heavy fighting near Larishan, the Legislative Yuan secretariat to Canton and on the outskirts of Nantung, be despite the Canton legislators tween Nationalist and Commun- appeal to hold session in theist troops was meanwhile report- South China city, the majority ofed here today. legislators favour staying in Nan- The Communist General Chen

They said legislators noW

YI was sold to be moving his 11th and 12th columns from Tahsin residing in Nanking and Shang hal, who were the rat to make the decision to keep their organ here, received support from legis lators in Hankow, Kwellin and Hangchow.

king.

Support of the Hangchow Legislative Yuan members was conveyed to their colleague in Shanghal by Mr. Yin Shu-hsien and Mr. Chang Tao-fan. Shang. hal legislators, also, were said to have sent representatives to Tal- wan to rally support from their colleagues now slaying there.

and Talhalen. East towards Nan- tung, to reinforce the Communist troops engaged in fighting.

Four-Hour Sessioned as evidence against Spary at

The Jury then went in to de- liberate and did not come out of the room with the verdict untit more than four hours later. ----- charged with 11 counts,

The two

accused had

prising nine of larceny by public servant, one of obtaining money

and one

been com-

of

all.

Swedish Ambassador Calls On Acheson

Washington, February 10.

To Ensure Safety bv pretences,

by Four days ago the Nationailst 21st Anny was ordered to relake

ernment. Nantung. 85 miles North-West of Shanghai, to ensure the safely of counts in all, but one count traffic on

terday: the Lower Yangtse regarding the theft of a ceiling

conspiracy to defraud the Gov-The Swedish. Ambassadör, Mr. Erik Boheman, told the Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, yes-

There had previously been. 12

1.

considers Sweden

envoys

river and on the Nanking-Shang- | fan-was dropped by the prosecu-

the Moreover, the Nordle hal railway.

tion in order to save as much Scandinavian pact as the win-themselves have confirmed that From Chinklang, 40 miles East time as possible.

est instrument at present to progress so far on the Atlantic of Nanking, reporta were receiv- Yesterday's session is said to

dinavia.

ed today that Commandor Ling. have been a record sliting, for by / Keep the cold war out of Scan-pact is not as advanced as. KÒMG]

parently for a river crossing,

suppose.

make an effective

promise

of

Some Western, sources,-

Japan Diet Re-Elects Yoshida

against

Air attack against Industrial Russia may best be mounted from Italy, Greece, Bouthern France and Britain. American troops now in Japen would have no sg- gressive value in the event of war without reinforcements.

2

Although observare høre bé- 1lave that devolopmentati China must have influenced thila. scation of Amarjoan militaty opinion, the. kourot denied that cruse for concern. "They expressed" serious doubts If American troops remain in whether Russia would be able to Japan, the United States will also make effective use of Confruntat. be obliged to accept the respon- China, and said that there was sibility of, feeding Japan's 80 even a prospect of the Soviet en- Tokyo, February 11. miflion population--it - là :now] countering troublo there., The Diet today re-elected coating the United States annual- Russia could not supply China $300,000,000-and this with the commodities shë néeded Shigeru Yoshida, President fly about

would not be feasible and China, Communist: or non- the Conservative Democratic probably

with Japan and other countries. aelf. as Prime Minister of Liberal Party, to succeed him Japan's seventh post-war Government.

950

Psychological Reason leader of the Chinese Navy's Sec- the time it ended it was shortly

2. Sweden has carefully r Arms Supplies Several Legislative Yuan mem- and Squadron, has ordered the before 11 p.m.

Bore. authorities closo to bers, who asked their identity be warships Weiñal and Chlan to In the

frained from trying to influence courso of his long not disclosed, alleged Dr. Sun Fe's proceed East along the Yangtse to chief reason to remove the cobi the area between Kiangyin and summing-up Mr. Justice Reynolds Norway to accept the Scandina negotiations think this may enter net to Canton is psychological-Pawel Harbour, where Communremarked that the case had been vian pact, considering that Nor-into Norwegian calculations, ty fear of Communist capture or Ists are said to be massing, ap long one and that he wished to way should make up her own well as the expectation that the dunger to personal safety.

express to the Jury bis apprecia- mind without outside pressure. United States will be unable to

one of the make -3. Sweden has They said the removal decision Klangying is on the South banktion for their very patient hear- was made

towards the end of of the Yangise about 90 miles ing and the attention they had most important armed forces in arms until Congress has granted to render such assis- authority January after the Minister of North-West of Shanghai.

Western Europe and it

Atlantic tance, at least to the Nations Defence, General Ku Further North in Klangsu pro- Continuing, Mr. Reynolds stated

ed by Sweden's neighbours,

Pact nations.··· Yung-chang, reported to him that vince, Communists were reported that he would direct them on the and amalt.

In conncefion with the above cross- Nanking would be within range to be building boots for e

relating to the various counts,

Mr. Acheson did not give any

official of Communist guns within three Ing. River troffle between Kiang but that they must always re- opinion on the Scandinaviari pact, fuset is true that the Atlantic Farmer's, Party received'10 votos.

points, a Norwegian

to comment except member the facts were thelp but asked many searching ques prohibited by the Nationalist au concern and theirs alone. In tions. The State Department, for Pact is not as advanced on the Earlier, the House of Council-

saying Reports, received in Shanghai sald, he might from time to time information on thiorituye Norwegiani; had thought; but that or elected Yoshida, "giving him/

project as R this

given.

yin and Pawel Harbour has been

Jau

summing up the evidence, he the first time, has

buy his house in Columbia Road, Nanking, oppsiste in wel on Burden Of Proof

Yangtse crossing point of Wuhu.

respect- large

In the House of Representatives ballotting, Yoshida polled votes out of 541 votes cast,

Communist The

candidate. Krulchi Tokuda, received no vote

Inajiro Asanuma, of the so- row clalist Party, received B8 votes.

Rokutaro Matsumoto of the new

of the Atlantic Pact Press.

to five days;

In addition to his Insistence on keeping the cabinet in Cuntan,

thorities. theso legislators sald there wore

today sald the Communist. Gener-

'bas an advantage la that it several other things which he has done that has given rise to disal Chen yi hud deployed, at least whether the evidence impressed man and Mr. Henrik de Kauffment sufficient time to discuss Komakichi Matsuoka, also of the

express his personal opinion result of the visits of Mr. Bohe will give the Norwegian Parila votes out of 319 votes cast.

Asanuma received.18 votes and satisfaction They gave, as exam-four columns, tolalling between

mann, the Danish Ambassador. pic, his asking the government.40,000 and 80,000 men In Hohsien him or not.

and weigh dhe merits of the A-Socialist Party, received 28. owned Central Bank of China to Wawel sector. South-West of

Bir, Acheson has also been told mantle Pact

Yoshida was expected to com- for. the first time thar Sweden The official added

that the

plete organisation of his Conser- Shanghai, for HK$600,000.

can arm and mobilize up to 700,- Norwegian delegation continues valive, coalition government by A highly placed soured Insists In addition, Communist irregu».

1000 men. as compared wilka, al there, la no rift between Acting lar forces are reported to be

Mr. Roynolds further declared maximum of about 50,000 by to take a calm and dispassionate Monday, or Tuesday. United President Li Taung-ien and Fre- massing in the same area.

United Press, General Heu Sia-yu, as General that, whatever he said, two Norway, and 20,000 to 30,000 by view mier Sun Fe on removal of the Chen yl's right-hand man, is said they who had to decide on the Denmark. Executivo Yuan, He admitted

Mr. AchesoTE'; is aware that expressed General Li persuaded Dr. Sun to to be at present making a tour facts, and if he keep the cabinet here but after of inspection of this sector which opinion and they did, not agred unlike the proposed Atlantic pact, the Scandinavian pact wil Dr. Sun instated on removing to borders the narqwest and shallow with it. they could dlactied it. Conlon, the Acting President did cat part of the Lower Yangtse.- United Press, Associated Press not follow up the Issue,

Acting President L according and Reuter. to the same source, also is keep- Ing his hands off the current con- troversy over the meeting-place: of the Legislative Yuan.

Red Controls

Victory for China's Commun-

MEDIATION: WELCOMED

Canton, February 11. The Chinese Government wel-

Mr. Reynolds went on to say: provide for automatic-aid of that, if every criminal case, the armed forces in case of degres.. burden of proof is always on the slon. prosecution. They must, ho said, Batisfy the Jury that the accused' [is guilty, and it is not for both accused in this case to satisfy the Jury of their innocence. The Crown must satisfy, thom beyond all rousgamble doubt of the guilt

THE WEATHER

At 0600 (3 pm, HCST) degraalde Over the Rytahy in moving-N2 and from ik'ár nekivi trough extendr &W to FormAKA

Earlier today Premier Yoshian formally resigned in a perfunc- |tory gesture i proceding “hls, re-

election for what may be a

four- | year (form).

Yoshida and his, fotir: - months old Cabinet, notified the newly elected. Diet of their resignations

ren- - mandatory... procedure under,

and Faracels thence W. and NW the Constitution following Indo, China and Blam, "To, the Mint the

youth, in moderate anticyclone Persists cral election, “Associated Press. over N China while to the B premure irradients Ary slight

Swedish: Strength*** The United State until 3D apparently had not been told that Govint Hutala Hana healthy respect for the Swediah Today's "Ferwati-Moderste N-winds, armed forces becausezonu obouky, periode, it rain abd, drieala

(Torlardan's', Weslbert-9). 1. "Sweden has arma to give Mastrum 18.3 deg. Fal The Judge then went on to United Nations mediation in the

ame extent); with Nor Herbert Evalt, Chairman of the reasonable doubt and stated that (to the same,

tu decide nine charges of larceny 2. The 1)

1sts North of the Yongtso monné while has brought with it lighten comod the recommendation of of each of the accused:

which, in somne --casos, àÍÐ ́ 28

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‚ing control of foreign "activities. civil war which was made by Dr.plain what was meant by "beyond her men, which is not the“ atleti || Minimnami√ 10,5′′ deg. Vah, severe 'as that imposed by Bavlat Unite Nations General Assembly in the indictment, the...,Jury: had way and Denmark"? SusanA Observers hore, watching de- | and ¡Australian' Minister for EX and one each of obtaining money that inusalanan remember

Russia,

during

years, velopments in North China, ellies, ternal Affairs, Dr. Sun Fo, the by false pretences and conspiracy which Sweden has been in yat- say they are now convinced the Prime Minister, said tonight, Communist in China are prepar Dr, Sun Fo sald United Nations to defraudare double warm with them.

There were certain elements in Swedish troops generally acquit Ing to follow almost exactly the mediation might be the only prace every crime, he continged which led themselves pation of the Soviet in driving Herowa and

the prosentin

The foregoing points are out all foreign Influence and then florent and hoped that, the pro-sury beyond fall reasonable doubhieved to Inviting it back under rigid con- pozul would be nocéptable, pe lingame fut the counts, ka said, ES PARAN trol which they find whacéistry. He said molation was welcom- must be proved with regards to states me ** for the operation of their country. ed provided the other side: wauid, the material which was the sub-

In Washington, there ta mounts" be willing to accept the gand offic". Ject of auch, county and that much ing evidence hat iclospitos ha rede ver of the UnifiedNatkuu, em koktedir.:wal 2 taken out of the tours be Tirement of Freios (4Chan Kal-Reuser,

posnemalin of His Majesty and Nory

though!s, to United

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