1949-12-13 — Page 3

U.S. LAWYER'S OPINION ON LEGALITY OF BLOCKADE

********* | The American shipping company, labrondteen Company Incorporated, New York, intends to continue trading with the Blockaded port of Shanghai.

Export Licences For Japan

of

The Dopariment Com merce and Industry reiterated yesterday that all exporte to Japate must be covered by ilcenvos lauad by the Depart ment of Supplies and Distri bution.

Shipping Companies Are advleed to insist that before accepting any goods for load. ing, the exporter produces a Hoembe. It should be noted that this applies equaily to boods In transhipment Здрап.

to

Many Shipping Companica are in the habit of accepting Darge for leading merely on The word of the exporter that he Ponteno

licence. A

A ecminder

given that this expensivo diaplaying one's confidence in the exporter should he fall to produce the licence,

may

prove method of

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The Company has not denied recent reports that they are collecting from US$90,000, to US$100,000 for each of their ships, which suc- cessfully take cargoes to Shanghai.

The President of the Com-¡ does not depend on extending r pany, Mr. Hans Isbrandtsen.cognition. to. that government, but requested the President of the depends only on whether or not American Branch of the Inter-they (Chinese Communists) have national Law Association, Mr. actual control and are effectively their occupied functioning James F. Ryan to prepare & An

ardi. legal opinion on the legality

"Non-recognition, which of the Nationalist plockade, and the right of foreign ship: ping companies to trade with Communist-held ports.

closing one's eyes to the fact of wor, therefore constitutes Intervention in the civil war in support of the legitimate Gov- This report was prepared on

ernment. Novembor ID,

mad:

Therefor,

Mr. att was

according to available in Hong Kong yester Ryan, the Nationalist Chins Gov- right to crnment has no legal day.

law or to profilennet any municipal in pite of the high which the American company in are any municipal order closing curning from the Chinese Com- Chinese ports against munist trade, they have repealed- | merchant vessels. ***ly, protested Nationalist dețenilor

Reminders

Today

HK Rotary Club kuncheon tajk

and attacks

on their merchant ships

with bine- while trading kadled parts, to the US. Ste 12- partment

Ryan's opinion, In Mr international law, if the Stater Kovernment

of Nationalist e | hኄ cognise the

attack Amerte ships to delain enti merchant versel, then, the

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by Mr. S. H. Pang, Roof Gar United States has automatically,

and ometally extender de fet Recognition to the Chine muniste.

den, HK Hotel, 12:30 pm, Sine Dragons Services <***

Whist Drive. В p.

European YMCA, Bridge Drive,

A Kowloon Union Churelt, Women's

Guld meating 10 a.mi. IK Light Orchestra

Cathedral

+

St. John'

(1.40 p.m.

rehearsal, hull,

Coming Events

TOMORROW

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Con

MY. Ityan says: "A blackade of

Lift+ Port closure is, under tional Jaw, an assertin Ind exercise of a right clubed of belligerent.

"Lose Face"

Amerigon

THE CHINA, MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1840.

Chief Inspector Shepherd.

Transfer Of Police Officer

Steamboat Company's Lease On Wharves Not To Be Renewed

The leases of the Hong Kang, Cantan and Macao Steamboat Company's two wharvas, due to expire at the end of this year, are not to be ronewod.

This was revealed at the annual meeting of the Company yesterday by the Chairman, Mr. Li Tse-fong, who added, however, that applico- tions. for their use for a determinable period would be favourably considered by Govern-

ment:

The Chairman reported it net profit of HK$60,220,98 for the year ended December 31. 1948.

Ho said:

វា

Women Constables

For HK

next

be in "m happy to patiub to report that the pro- lt on working for the year is HK$176;181.05;, and the net profit after making provisions for diree-

Women constables

may be Chief Inspector 3. Shepherd on on wharves, payment of bank introduced into the Hong Kong

tra and auditors' teos, debrec of the Hong Kong Police, Fores Interest on the pre-war overdraft, Police Force after the will shortly leave on a (érapor- and the special payment 10 the financial year which starts 011 ary transfer to. Taiwan where Cantos Land Burenu in canner April 1, 1950, a police offeini he will be attached to the Bri-ien with the Company's pro-stated yesterday. tish Consulato.

perties in that city, is 309,220.08. M. Shepherd, who came to the which your directors Colony with the King's Own Seat-sidered advisable to enery forward tish Borderers in 1928, left the

to a now necount, Army in 1928 and joined the Hong Kong Police Force as a constable. "In the course of the year under

Mr Shepherd was promoted in

Wit have managed Inspector prior to the outbreak liquidate some of the liabilities

which were brought forward from nuxfilary After the Parille wur, and without of the

last year's accounts. Chief

He also claims that the Na- tionaliste rejected the United States State Department pro test to cause the United States to "lore facr" In the Orient, and to enable Rucalan trade to pro. dead to China by railways and highways from Manchuria.

He sat Bust the Nationallat action was predicated to enablo

the tunsinue to nude with Com-

mist-held Ching without any

· competition: from American vex- “ደር• ÷ ut merchants

any astrucUmn whatever by any pported blokade

liberation, he was mude Inspector.

During his career, Mr. Shepherll Bus served in every department of the Police Force.

For two years before the war

However, M fly did not ex-¦ pliun why the Nitheallst goVETN- ment would have any biterest in Therefore, If the areognise i establishing

Kasten nude! (National-monopoly Jo The Chinese Com- he was stationed in the New Thre China) unilaterally paseris adj munists exercises the extraordinary rights Hv print QUE 12 Lusslun

Kavernment

what! vessels travel anobis- tructed up the Whongpoo River

ritorios at the time the Japanes were in control of the Clynce side of the berder.

Mr. Shepherd nrrested a Chinese man 10 to the stlampimi murder of a woman, The man was

In trial at the len--

and was senleszed To exempts five yesra.

For meeting, 50, Melunnel of a belligerent Hther by HELP-

Rand, 8,30 p.os.

thorises and forers us water in- Nine Dragons Services Club, Dan-ternational law to give the shine to Shanghai, nut says Bat there ving Classes. 2.30 pm. Mah-rights of a belligerent government is no authority or precedent in Jong classes, 7 p.m.

Intervational las to the rebel government (Chines

reergnising Hellion Public School, Prize Day. Communists).

blockade |artial hlockade that wilty 11 A. Cheero Servicos Club opening by

Russian trade Shanghai nad Wonsung.

The fact thuit the blockade im partial rather than complete

The

bockade provents

valid (under [t]-

the Gavernor, Murray Parade Ground, 8.15 pan.

HK Schools

Musicni Anmeiation Sino-British concert

by the Orchestra at Diocesan School.

Boys'

Annual general meeting of Aller Memorial & Amilated Hos- pitals, at Nethersole Hospital, Bonham Roud, 5.15 pan.

THURSDAY Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon, screening of film by courtesy of British Council at Peninsula Hotel. 12.30 p.m. Ya Men Club duchon, Hoof Garden, HK Hotel, 12.45 p.m.

XMAS LUNCH

AT HKWIC Following tho usuni custom. the Hong Kong Women's Intor. nationt Club will serve i Xmas Lunch to members on Tuesday and Wednesday December 20 and 21.

ft in hoped that as many mem- ber's as possible will attend these lunches and help make the ga- therings real festivities,

Municipal Laws

Mr. Ryan claims, in addition. that international law does no! recognise the municipal laws of

12%

trade into

a rboognited government Chin clearly uen Matlanalista) in territory be from berunting yond the control of

re-ternational cognised government.

Mr.

said Ryan

that the Therefore, the Nationalist į blockade. as partially enforced. helps the unrestricted Russian navy is in areas which are be

of China, and yond its complete and effective Invasion

pro vents

atven halp from being control, the declared blockade of

by the United States and Grcal; June 23, 1949, is a "paper blue-

Britain to kude."

was com

Seguiciilled

Mr. fihepherd was also respon3 rible for the record seizure of aeros and Ammunition in 1933 la Shauk van. The arins were a large quantity of Lewis guns und ammunition. They were destined for the Bangkok revolutionary party

Interport Footballer

review

hlave rom-

to

Soîte preliminary work boy already been undertaken to bring ground this about. but forther must be covered before the pro- ject can be realised, he said,

If and when such a women'

խր unit is formed,

be addell, the nationality will restricted to Chinese. There is no "With regard to our clabios plan

to al present

Introduce against the Hong Kong Govern-women European police offéers. ment fer the vessels which ware

The project is designed to ease requisitioned and sunk during the war i regret the necessity of the strain on Chinese constables police work - having to repeat that we continue and officers in

thai ettevolving women. It is felt Time awaiting

women constables will be able to operate more freely and with "On October 19 the Colonial | greater success in this particular B<cretary Informed the Com field.

to mark iment.

pany that the subject of the claim was being urgently has. tened forward. Your directora hope to be in a position to ro port more favourably on this subject at the next meeting of shareholders of the Company.

Wharf Leases

Recruiting will only start when financial allocation for the work has been made.

Recruits will probably have to undergo tests like regular con- atables and officers.

Many countries in the Weat and in the Far East have to the women police attached

statistica regular force, and show that optimism about their not bean ultimate utility hap

"The Hong Kong Government's leases of the Company's two wharves expire on December 31 and the Company has been given To undersloni nol 10

misplaced. expect o renewal of the leases after that dale,

Mr. Shepherd is a footballer of

At present the Hong Kong replite

represented Hong

police force hon on its staff about Kong against Shanghai, te first

25 female searchers, whose busi- played for the Police Club in "We have, however, been in-ness it is to search

women BUS- 1935 and represented Scotland in formed that applications for per-pects.

They are classed as civilian staffi the International competition. Hemits to use the properties for a

thereafter and have no official police status. was a representative of the Police determinable period Football Club in the Bolig Kong will receive favourable considera- They do not wear uniform. Football Association Council and tion. We have made, the applica- member of the llong Kong Foot- tions and now await Govern- Ryan Association Grounds Sub-

ment's decision. mears that a blockade makes Committee, Referees Sul-Com-

and the Chinese people Even granted that the Nation- by trade or otherwise to help

in stemming the Rosdian inva ulist navy does have the power to

slon or to encourage the Chinese some extent to control merchant

their own people to continue held shipping 旧 Comunwast Chinese porta,

efforts to maintain their in- until the United States recognises

Chinese

dependence and freedom to re alst the otherwise anabstructed Communists as helligerents or us

Russian Invader. In die tacto government, the Na- terialists have no right to either seize of arrest United States mer. chant ships.

Mr. Ryan says: "There must al- Ways be two parties in any war.

It is thouxbt that Mr.

"Our

In

Communist-heli Chma more de-tie hd the Interport Selection serverties are being kept!

pendent on Russion

trade than | she would be if she could freely trade with Western countries. When anybody says that bells-

Unlawful Gunfiro grant rights are not admittoi -oi conceded, that appiles to both Mr. Ryon suid "As gunère is

used unlawfully against sides." (Both to the Nationalists being

American ships liken the Flylax and the Communala.)

effort to He adds that de facto recogni-Cloud in an tion of the Chinese Communists American rights under interna tional law and under the Open Door doctrine....it seems that the entire United States Govern- ment will take charge and will defrnd itself by all incans avall. able.

Chinese Postal Employees Present Wage Demands

He rezonunends that this ac- Ilon should take place through the United Nationis "which is peaceful and effective."

Committee.

When Mr. Shepherd was Seere tary of the Police Football Club, the Police team for two years in succession were runners-up in the Shield and League Competitions.

land

Any major repair

Registration Of Persons

Registration of persons in

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"Erco" Shirts

Burberrys. Overkonis

Hardeman Felt Hats

Floreshelan Shoes

Hollyvogue Tie-Kerchief Glft Sals

Deemster. Cashmere. Cardigans

Jacgor Woollen Scarves,

FOR WOMEN

Jaoger Woollen. Jumpers & Sweaters Alligator or Suede Handbags. Swiss. Embroidered Handkerchiefs Caron Christmas Eve" "Perfumes

Max Factor Gift Boxes

Yardley Presentation Scis Dressing Sets & Manicure Sets British Mako "Wolsey". Nylon Hosiery

FOR CHILDREN

Bairns Woollen Jerseys

Swiss Music Boxes

Painting and Doll, Books

Week Day.. Embroidered. Handkerchiefs "Mabo" Animated. Toys

FOR THE HOME

Farnsworth Radlos.

Shelley Tea Sots

Beswick Art Pottery

Elkington: EPNS Canteen Sets

British Carpets

Electric Fires •

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Full co-operation of employ- CHAMPAGNE POMMERY & GRENO-REIMS

moro

condition, but the wharves in Hong Kong and in Macao require attention Im- mediately if we are to avoid heavier reconditioning expandi- tures later bh. We are now waiting for the receipt of Government's Mr. Shepherd has twice reach-reply to our applications regard-its initial stage has proceeded ratisfactorily, it was officially thwarted the Lawn Bowls Open Singles in the use of the wharves before stated yesterday.

semi-inals.

engaging in any Mr. Shepherd twice with the dete Police Lawn Bowls Singles cham- pionship and was runner-up once.

written at $48.000 has been ers and of the persone to be off from the list of sundry registered has resulted in the Mr. Shepherd represented Scot- creditors. This sum of money re-speed of the operations exceed-

on numerous occasions in presents, un item of expenditure ing expectations. the International lawn bowls carmarked payment, but by In the registration of Govern tournament.

virtue of the provisions of the ment Departments in Hong Kong When the

the Interpart series be- Rent (War Period) Relief Ordin-more than 300 persons pass the The third major labour union in the Colony to spok

tween Bong Kong Poltro

their thumb 1948 the Company has been camera, and mi

make ond Shanghai Police was started in exempted from payment.

prints an hour. a pay increase within, the last, four months

He repudialed what he calls

1920, Mr. Shepherd was selected The report and accounts, A5 This represents a 50 per cent in- presented their demands, yesterday.

"novel, and ruthless theory that to represent the Hong Kong presented, * were

industrialisation preventing, the

unanimously crease on the estimated speed.

In the Now Territories, They were the Chinese Postal Employees Unjon

Force in football, golf ant adopted." and development of China by

The two retiring Directors, Sir than 35,500 persons have been re- whose representatives sow Mr. J. H. B. Lee, shutting of our trade with her, 1931. He was also selected in

Robert H. Tung, and Mr. Li Tse

gistered

istered in working days. will, la grine way, not clearly the Postmaster General, yesterday.

fong, were defined help the Unitext States./

to the Some 80,000 cards have already Board They formally

been completed, and by the mid- Mr. Ryan also urged that the banded him usked for an overall payment of

The meeting approved the ro- dle of the

It is, expected month the Union's demand for

Peat that lie to be attained. ah HK$90 a month to each worker United Nations could; sa they

oppointment of Messrs.

output of 10,000 overall extra payment of No reply has so far been re-have in Indonesia, Iran and lanel,

Marwick Mitchell and Company cards a day HK500 a month to pach work celved from the Tramway Comby Joint action lccomplish a Mr. Shepherd is also a very and Messes, Lowe Bingham and

or arrulalien, go as

The achievements are the result er, irrespective of grade, as an Pady to the demand.

mintain, the status quo until by keen follower of Softball and is Matthews as auditors of the Com- of careful explanation of objects additional high cost of living

and methods to the persons to be general election in the area in the present Vice-President of the allowance..

The first labour union. 10, start volved, or by peace, plan agroad| Hong Kong Softball Association, Present at the, meeting were registered, before, the operations L Tso-fong (Chairman), Sir begin strict training of the staff Reason given for the demand the ball rolling for b pay increase upen, by the United Nations and

The Preliminary. Intermediate Robert Ho Tung, Sir Man-kam concerned, and the high degree of for this extra allowance.is that was the Hong Kong Telephone the people involved, a stable and

could be and Associate Examination of The Le, Mr. Li Fook-we and Mr. G.R: enthusiasm and competitive spirit Company Chinese Workers Lulon Lenseral government the present scale of pay and who quietly presented their de-established in China.

Institute of Book-keepers (Loa Ross (Directors), Mr. H. dh Luz displayed by the alrerent teams lallowance is insufficient 10 hand to the management 11 Two Tabrandiser ships are to Hon); will be held today at 8 pm. (Scerctory), and Messrs. GJ, into which the staff are organised meet the present Increased August.

bials the Nationalist blockade at Queen's College, 2nd floor, 20 Lloyd, H.A. Dastur, S.C. Sun and for the various operations, It was lying cost of

**The" men “asked for an exten | 19 Shanghai ́lu... January) - qo Kennedy Road.

PLuk (shareholders).

xplained. The workers also demanded at monthly payment ranging from xtra: month's pay at the end of HK$75 to HK$115 according to 1hoyeur for, ait: warkora;

The right

10 relire after 10xade. years/service with us ex gratia Dayment of one year's pay on retirement, based on the scale of pay of the last year,, with pro portionate increase for longer service, was also sought,

Can Union, Claim:

The Postmaster General, con tacked, lis The China Mollo terd refused to comment on the iron's demands, or to reveal What/tick weCO.

Union officials said the demand was not a last minute. décision as it has been under considera- tion for one timefany

Theyholetmed that a kohecke Haion living copa, figures of the jat, jaw, months, hash shown that

Workers: Bitter

known of the Nothing was rumbling of labour dissatisfaction until the "Ching, Mall" exclusive- dy announced the demand made by the telephone workerd in September,

The telephone workers,

the

· first to stok-u pay Kiromany,, have

·Intely, expressëg · bitterness loyer the fallure of the ** Telephones Company management to open vegetations with them.

* Engineers, Union

Bome of the man have asked Tarkcond demand to be presented to the management gif there is no sisa of action an

the part of the workare, pe

5. Tua Chinese Engineers "rstijute. one of the most nowerful Inboim

the quantand was not, exosurive, organisations: in the,Colony,” have

The postal workers Homand so far remained aloof

followed by less than a month a policials and carlier in ↑ the similor bit higher demand made your they had asked the Commis

thenowerful, Hongs Kondaloner of Labour 19. take up With unway -- Workers - Union, who eqnjoyma the.

Basra on additional cost of living allowance, but nothing hup como

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nent on the currmit Jabour

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A runner. of repute, Mir. Shepherd was a member of the Felice. Reiny team that competed against the Services from 2030 1833

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