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Canton-Kowloon Train Service Suspended

Cautioned For Assaulting Taxi Driver

A respectable loolding Chinese! who evaded taxl fare and kick- cd the driver on the forehead was cautioned by Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Central yesterday. Defendant, Chau To-gou, aged 50,, charged with assaulting was also ordered to be bound over In 32$ for six months,

As the evacuation of Nationalist China's refugeo capitol, Canton, rouched its climax yesterday rail traffic between Köwloon and Canton was brought to a complete standstill, This is believed to be the resulf of the Shek Tan

incident in which Chinese soldiers armed with machine guns and rifles held up two Kow- loon-bound express trains on Sunday with the intention of assaulting railway workers; A ticket inspector in one of the trains was re- ported to have been kidnapped by the sol- diers.

No in-coming nor out-going

According to the prosecution, defendant, on June 5, boarded Chan Sik-hang's taxi with four train, with the exception of{ Chinese women. Chan, complain- those running. Between' Kow- ant; was asked to take them to loon and Shümchun, was' re-· the Star Ferry Pier.

Oir their way, defendant asendistered at the Kowloon sla

on yesterday. Up to tho complainant to stop at Central Theatre where one of the women time of writing KCR had not

received any message regard» : ing the disruption of trafe

nlighted.

While the car was proceeding

to the Star Ferry Pier defendant | from: the other end. climbed from the front seat to A railway official said that he the book seat and kicked tho had no idea when traffle would be

rive on the forehand,'

resumed,

When defendant was told at the destination that the fare was $4.- 50 he said, "It is too much." It could only be three dollars. he adried. He also asked why the taxi did not have a fire noter.

complainant Annoyed,

naked Chau to go to the Central Police Station. A fight between defen- dant and conplainant broke out the car won the former caught hold of the latter's neck,

During the fight the taxi driver inst his fountain pen valued at $4,50, and one 'hutton. His shirt was torn and his watch strap

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broken.

Defendant was ordered to pay the fare and $10 compensation to complainant,

SENTENCED FOR

LARCENY

Without asking the police to give him a helping hand, Hui Ki-lan accidentally spotted a man walking in Connaught Road Central wearing his miss- ing jacket a few hours after

ho lost it.

He lost his jacket on June 3 in the Nan Ping Hotel, when he was taking a bath. Leaving it behind in his room while he was taking the bath ho found It miss- ing when he returned.

Trains Cancelled.

front of the KCR station says A notice in Chinese posted in that all Canton-bound trains have been cancelled. The reason of the cancellation was given.

The trouble started a few days travel without paying thole fares ago when soldiers attempting to

railway personnel. were ordered off the train by:

soldiers armed with machine gune Apparently seeking revenge the

held and rifles with fixed. bayonets two Kowloon-bound trains at Shek Tan, 35 miles from Canton on June 5.

up

Al in-coming trains from Kwangtung's capital were delay et on that day.

A local vernacular paper ter ported that the incident occurredi In the morning of June 5 when the first Kowloon-bound express reached the Shek Tan Station. A considerable, number of well- equipped Chinese soldiers rushed on board the train as soon as it pulled in. After making enough troubld on board the train the soldiers kidnapped one ticket in-

speelor. As a result the train was delayed for more than three hours.\

Express Fired On The Klangnan through express which left Canton at 850 am was fired on by the soldiers when it passed Shak.Tan. No casualties were reported,

Kai Tak Topics

The former Philippine. Vice- Consul at Amoy, Mr. Lbon. T Goreta, arrived here yesterday afternoon in... n... CNAC" aircraft

was met yesterday from Amoy Mr. Carola who is now Vice-Connal in Hong Kong, by Mr. and Mrs. Tiburcio C. Baja. The Vice Consul was accompanied by Mr. Eulogio Malaco of the Philippine

Military Attache's Office,

Despite the fact that yesterday: and Canton due to conflets be-- no train piled between the Colony tween Chinese soldiers and rall- way werkers of the KCR Chinese section, the number of passengers travelling between the two ports by air usual.

was much the Game as

More than four hundred pas- sengers were air-lifted between the two cilles by three airlines, the CNAC, CATC and the Hong Kong Alrway.

Among those arriving here yes- terday by the Hong Kong Air- ways were:

Mr. R; Wyeth, Mr. R. S Ben-

nett, Mr. W. D. Bigony, Mr. V. R. Stewart, Mr. W. T. Blackstone; Mr. G. G. Philippic, Mr. and Mrs. Fitze, Mr. Wälse,, Miss. M. Scott, MIES, R. Alian, Mr. C. G. Mills and Mr. Brickman, Mrs. E. M. J. E. Morrison:

A few hours later, while he was walking with one of his friends on Connaught Road Central, he

As the news reached Canton In Departed from the Colony, yes- saw a man wearing his missing there twent on strike.

the afternoon all' railway workersterday on board a CNAC aircraft

A protest vins Mr. Chan Chok, jacket. Attempting to run away asking the immediate release of Chinese Admiral.

former the man was caught by Hul and the ticket Inspector was sent to his friend.

the military authorities by the Charged

with larceny from workers. dwelling and breach of deporta- tion order, Lam

The paper, quoting military Cheong was sources from Canton denied that sentenced to eight months' impri- oflcers and soldiers of the Arth sonment by Mr. F. X. d'Almada garrison division had kidnapped at Central yesterday.

one of the rullway workers.

Red Forces Said Well Disciplined

Shanghai, June 6.

The civilian population of all shades of political feeling was unanimous in agrõding the Com- munist Army is one of the Best it ever saw, with firm discipline, solf-assured and woll trained, writes Amos Landman? It appears to be an Army in the Wastern sense. The Red soldiers, it must be remembered, were. compared to the retiring: government troops which made their exodus amid a reign of terror, conscription, looting and which, except for isolated units, had almost no discipline. Against those soldiers the to their owners conscripted vehi...... Reds looked particularly good, cles which the Nationalists had but what wie, even more im- lakeng a C pressive was the strict restraint the Bed soldiers displayed to-

The

Sentenced For Stealing Headlight

For stealing a headlight lamp from the car of an Inspector, Ho Kam, an unemployed fitter who has a previbus conviction. for larceny was, sentenced to eight months hard Idbour. atid T- commended for deportation by by Mr. Blair Keèr at Rowlden yesterday.

According to the prosecution, Inspector Gfiggs was altting on the verandah of his house at No, 191 Prince Edward Road which ke saw defendant stating head- light lamp from his car..

He

shouted

dow and a police corporal who was near the seddo Arrested defendant.

Defendant whats

Some of the 80 European recruite in the Special Constabulary- who,and being trained to. form a nucleuk of instructors. In top photothby, are shown, Flindfolded stripping cand. 'swambling Sten gung-affer only three hours' training? : Lower, photo shows special Con. stabularly recruits firing Sten gung at a 40-yard shooting range at-lite-sized' targelay="O¥!

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Correspondence

The Editor takes no responsibility for vicus, expressed-in- letters by correspondents, and by no means necessarily, upreds with them..

to

Training Of Hong Kong's Specials

One Man's Opinion

Controlled Rico Sir,Our attention has been Sir-With reference the drawn to the fact that the scandalous lack of interest: on tho. Topinions advanced. in our letter part of Government in respect of Hong Kong's Special Cón- of 2901 May, 1949, on the subject the ultimate disposal of "constabulary, the recruits of, which Constitutional Reform might pos- trolled" rice, as evidenced by the today, total 1,200 Chinese, and sibly be interpreted as being recent statement of the Rice 80 Europeans, will eventually chosen, of the Committee of the Controller, your readers may be the most modern equipped Reform Club. May

ay we, there- Interested in the following facts fore, hösten

to reiterate that pertaining to this subject.

police unit in the world, the which

"China Mall" learned yester. we have stated repeatedly before, i.c., that any opinilos ex-

1. fr Septembar, 1941, to a

day. pressed in our lotters is ours, and memorandum to the Secretary of or alone, and that we make no format complaints as Deputy Food Police: Superintendent, Mr. G.

Slate for the Colonies 1 made Under the supervision claith to speak for any ather

Controller against the non-civil- person or organisation.

servant les Controller, in respect

"W".

Pen Pals Wanted.

of your

or.

of

D.

Blustead, Staff:

Officer,

of the conduct of his oalce. Auxillaries regular police offl- Although the local Government cers are now training some of forwarded nly memorandum to the approved récruits for Sir- would be grateful if the Secretary of State I heard building up a nucletin of in-

structors. you could and space in the Cor nothing more: respondence columns

Why was no Commitiae valded paper to publish my nunc Enquiry appointed falling Directly under the command of, and addbass and the fact that I that, why wore the witnesses, ie, the Commissioner of Police, the would welcome.

"old" the myself correspondence

Food Control Special Constabulary will be a with any of your readers with a Inspector concerned, not called self-contained unit Recruits are, ximilar inclination with a view upon to come forward and sub being trained to handle revolvers.. to exchanging papers etc.

stantiate the complaints?

Sten guns, Bren: guns, Greengr I am an ex-Shanghailander and civil servant was taken to tllo

2. Before the war when Ariat-guns; gas guns, gas grenades.

replaced was Interned in Pootsung Camp during the war. I read your pa- the latter was made responsible In addition, they will be taught

business man as Rice Controlle and rifler per with interest in this corner to the Food Control Committee, unarmed combat tadilca and radio of Renfrewshire.

btation and there when searched, a small knife and a screw-driver were found on him..

PICKPOCKET SENTENCED

Excellent Fighters

Reds proved excellent

Lou Wal Ming, 18-year-old ward the public even in the Aghters. A former United States student chose a wrong pocket for saw the fighting his attempt at pickpocketing in heat of the downtown fight-Marine who ing. They molested no one, la Soochow Creek said they the Race Course on Saturday. demanded nothing and refus-used them smartly.

understood their weapons and ed gifts,

I watched twa Red machine A comparison of the military gunners in fremt of the Palosa operations gave the Reds uil the Hotel on the Bund. A stream of best of it. The Nationalists ripped bullets splashed off, the building down' onb' of Shanghai's best dis- above their heads, but the fighters tricts at lungao to get a "clear coolly watched tor chances and held of fire.” Thatenfter they Ared when they could do so effec- retreated rumost the whole length Lively. When ammunition was low, of the road without making abne dashed out for more. despite stand," On the other hand, when the re... the Reds

He was charged at Central yes- from the back trouser-pocket of terday with stealing a cuvelope Chan Chul-on and, additionally, with a breach of expulsion order. Sentences of "nine months' im- prisoninent and rebanishment were passed on the lickidan offender.

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EXPENSIVE TRAM RIDE

GEO A. SANGSTER-

35/I-Lintwhite Bridge-Of-Weir Renfrewshire:: Scotland.

Personalia

Mr. Kam Wih-fook arrived in the Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Roth and Colony yesterday from Inchon by the ss. Hupch. Mr. Kam is the new Korean Consul ta bo station- ed here.

a body of represen'ative citizens telegraphy, the equipment of and officials. Why then after the which will be the latest. Genorol. war was

ar business man over Electric Company's products. whom the Government had no elvil sorvies control appointed Ridö Controller (Govt, Notification: and later substituting Govt, Nail- fications), and placed in dictatorial charge of Rice Rationing without the restraint of a supervisory committcot

Training.of, the European, res. crults; has; bocu.. in progrese, for, the past few weak Trainingi of Chinese recruits) will begin. Th two-weeks, the “Chlse; Mall” fearded yesterdayk

Recruits are required to undef 3. Apropos of Para. 2 does go an hour-and-a-half lecture- Rice Control Department has dis- They are trained at various places. the Government realio, that: the training two evenings a week. cretion in mixing rice of different in the Colony, origins and presumably, make the ratiotied, érucior

Flans are under consideration rico la so mixed even the most for forming a Ride and Revolver- expert Buyer

yer canhnt, compare, traub for members of the Special Arrivals from Tientsin yester- for pricing purposes with ordinary

Constabulary, and for shoolline- day by the ss. Hupch included commerciat,, rice and 1507, dah hot

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to

wore up against Na-Communist medical troops nc- Tonalist, fire from the bly build-computed the fighters into ac-

Mr. T. Curry, Mr. M. Halliday, have any yardstick to judge or rankes on both the Mainland abr Ings downlown, they refrained Ition, a fact Shanghailanders can

Dr. F.K. Jenkins, Captain C. the price charged? Assuming thatlantis fi is also proposed to have

Ladies' Section in the Club, from uning honvy artillery, bo confirm fecal personal experience

Fletcher, Mr. T. Splingaerd, Mrs.. all rico rations, are taken,,oach cup of the civilians caught in People in the United States Con-

Li Lin, charged with evasion of Master Splingaerd, Mr. M. Vir etty of rice means a charge

Splingnerd, Misa Splingnerd, cent, or the price charged for. there and declared they were sulle saw one wounded Comday that, when he boarded

tramfare, wald at Central yuster,

of gona, Father C. G. L. Moots and $6000 per day on the purchasing trained not to destroy property. munist removed from the Bund Eastbound tram, he thought that,

the Father T. A. O.. Hanssen:

NEW PLASTICS publié Slept On Pavements

by medical corpamen

nen during heavy being a member of the Royal Navy

Bearing in mind all this. I

offer

PLASTICO When Red 'units' chtered, the fighting.

ffled for a week to obtain an to pay a dero

Eire, Brigado,ita was notˇriquírod jelly after daya kf fighting and

PILOT: CAUTIONED: three suggestions

Jony Maid" jaarching, those that were not) ukplanitfön-froin" Cömnünket om-

IS FOR ASSAULT: He said he did produce 20 cents.

(1) A Food Control Com brulig, tonya précipitated into more fighting elals how the army had been as when approached by the Inspector Protestos the pavements, serbiedt and trained, but they and that to considered the attitaleing depressed last month, want control all rationed goods should Baby & Junlop ways

How an American-pilot, feel-unonisial and representative, to

mittée, partly dițietal and, parity Chedeo Dishes - Muge often th the rain, and caught were unwilling to discuss it. forty winks within a few feet of Millary officers are just as in him, to the Police station and at

taken by the Inspector in taking out on a spree and assaulted be set up Imriedtély hotels which the Nationalists in arcessible, so I asked soms foot curing him of deceit and du

two, Chinose men, was reláted their last days-wee had taken soldiers shout it. One said poli- honesty rather highhanded over and had even tries to get Ucal training, had, priority, First Defendant was fined $16 of five their horses into the lobby, peplosis.is ninced on making the

The Communist soldige, in pomo men understand why ties are, in days in default, ways is the best propaganda, the the ormly and what they are ax Reds have. They stand as proof pectect to-dos Another, said the

That Big, Chinese Argy can be soldiers replyed all their needsTRESPASSERS FINED on way, under the free the past of Rico Controller Alum Baring All sizes. welltrained, well disciplined and forty-tid, clothing, and,

well behaved le ul good many were able to devate their whole people yibo, after three power attention, to, saldierior, and years of the Nationhilately,

Vanother said, he was, a “rumple

fighter" and "couldn't be botherer/d

Lo splendia Sheeran backwards to avoid intraodontouring said in Array # ways, got nape het renliang pubile rights, Ther ven every | tha, full, support of","the people, no right to be there. conscript

during the ylläthu.

did not: do so, but

always-al thefty and

Bbahan i dosited the people kooy the Rod chargekarte,

- fined $20 each

CAREER ANEEN KLin" for them

(Junior to NEW) (2)

A complete Accounting RA to Mr Blair Kerr at Kowloon Report of the Ride Controls Ace Watering Caps..

counts showing balance of asseta | Tritysw/cover || yesterůny."

Refrigerator trays and Habilition and including a Defendant Captain James In-Ourrent Working" Adroant should Mustard Jare Syrlip Bervere akdep, an American, tilliten, was be published monthly.

Joe Träys chiral with a sculla chín Nam and Ng Yul on Saturday, and (a) A long de he is not a

METAL Sunday At the thus of this se civil adrvant the lifdividual hold influence, pr. drinke Sgsight

should be required to declare is from 32:20 CH Astardổngside thesprokenut tork; nt At 10.30 pm on Saturday, defendant le properly laidetan etli on Can rintra in from 200..

herving Traye giding Hotel and there assaulted. Chan

supports of I polise zabterrand THE EVERGREEN On Sunday night at 8.10 pan; Western experience:14: was, ap défendant against went to the piled in clarit Atheris 16% i We hotel and there, sot hold of Neholders' of publle ombril po

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