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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1050.

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ATTACKS PUT STOP TO RIVER SHIPPING

Reminders

Today

Nina Dragona Services Club, Tom-

bola, 8 p.m.

European YMCA, Services danco,

8 p.m.

European YMCA, Women's Sec- tion, Beginner's dressmaking, 10 a.m.

Organ Recital at St. John's

Cathedral, 1.15 p.m.

Cheero Services Club, Amateur

Night, 7.30 p.m.

Rural Training College, Ping Shan,

Presentation of Certificates,

11 asm.

Kowloon Union Church Jumble

Sale, 3 p.m.

Masters of river vossels plying in the Pearl River Delta between Macao and Kongmoon-Shekki now find that the convoy system, although providing mutual protection against pirates, ironically creates a menace to their safety. Travelling together in a group, they present a con- spicuous target for patrolling, Nationalist P-51 Mustangs enforcing the South China Coast blockade.

Memorial Service for Dr. Max Klein

The Bishop of Hong Kong, the

Since the middle of January there have been not less than 10 reports of river shipping- convoys being subjected to wanton strafing and bombing by Nationalist bombers.

Grouped together in the narrow channels leading out of the Delta, the vessels And themselves ham- pered in thele escape during the

won'matėte Betrag Light Reverend Ronald Hall, air moon jaket ve qida edini, karistorantijas

fomented at imbecht- Thermorial

manual bail, The Gripps, HK service at St. John's Cathedral Some ran aground in their tran- yesterday afternoon to the late tle rush to avoid the hall of Dr. Max Klein..

Hotel, 8 p.m.

Coming Events

TOMORROW

Kowloon Gramophone Society, classical recorded concert, Diocesan Boys' School, 8.15 PJT.

Toc

BUNDAY

H classical concert, 60, -Macdonnell Road, 8.30 p.m. HK Art Club, sketching party to Bhek. Village, members to meet at Queen's Pler, 10.30

a.m.

European YMCA Armchair Group meeting, talk by the Rev. Mr L. Outerbidge, 8.30 p.m.

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NEWS BREVITIES

The Bishop was assisted by Denn Rose and the Reverend C. J. Harth, honorary priest at the Cathedral.

The late Dr. Kieln disa at sen on Wednesday while on duty al his post as ship's surgeon on board the Jardine steamer Tak Sang. lie is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ellen Kièln

Dr. Klein was a victim of Nazi concentration camps 'before ke came to Hong Kong, and never fully recovered from the mental and physical anguish caused him there.

For a while, he wan on Bishop Hall's sinff, and was Also con- nected with the Hong Kong Gov- ernment. He was a member of the

bullets.

Consequently, they bo came "clay pigeons" for the raiders. Passengers have been seriously wounded. Fatal casual- ties have been reported

though the number of victims could not be ascertained.

Beginning this month, the Pearl River shipping has come to a standstill. Smaller junkt are claking piratical attacke by selling at night to avoid the aerial menace. But conaldering the volume of traffic ส cargo and passenger on this route the fleet of this type of draft dan hardly cope with the situation.

Latest attack

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The latest attack occurred on

hours Tuesday-24

after destructive raid by a lone Mus Committee of the Boys' and Girls tang which damaged a ferry boat, FROM SINGAPORE Clubs Association an honorary

medical adviser,

causing casualties.

Belated reported reaching the In recognition of his services during the war on behalf of in. Colony from Macao last evening that a convoy of siy ternees Dr. Klein was one of the revealed

boats and other maller first as to be given British na-ferry luralisation after the Pacific War.river cmft was strafed and bomb- ed by three P-51 Mustangs in the Pearl River.

One ferry launch was damaged. Ton

injurea passengers word seriously, it was stated

Miss Wee Klat-neo, Chairman of the Women's Group of the Army Civil Service Union. Is agitaling for woman Assistant Commissioner for Labour, and at least three women Labour Inspec- tors, Mira Wee's campaign, started some 10 months ago, has resulted in only one womm Labour In- spector being appointed. This, she ald, is insuficient. The Group is also agitating for equal pay for women workers.

Watch thief remanded

They convoy, comprising vessels and

coming from, Kongmoon

General Bir James S. Steele, KCB, KBE, D80, MC, LLD, is shown stepping down from an

RAF Dakota as he arrived from Singapore yesterday. ("China Mall" photo).

Soldier acquitted

of malicious shooting charge

Private Walter Johnstone Gorton, of A Company

of the First King's Shropshire Light Infantry, Shek Kong Camp, Now Torritories, was dis- missed when ho faced Mr. F. X. d'Almada "at Kowloon yesterday on a charge of unlaw- fully and maliciously shooting Fung Tim-ping and on an alternative charge of negligently discharging • rifle into a house in Liù Pok Village inj: ing Fung Tim-ping.

of Januar 15, -defendant accompanied by Private S. L. Tumer, of the same Company, went to a store in Liu Pok Village, about half

Chi Yuen-chik, alias Charite Shekki and bound for the Portu- It was alleged b the prosecution that on the night Chi, of 23 Austin Road, plead-guese colony, was sighted by the ed guilty to a charge of steal-patrolling uidera near Sam Wul. Ing three ladies wrist-watches The vessels broke out ladivi- Singapore Government is con- valued at $4.700, when he was dually when the bombers swop. sidering a scheme for an old-age brought before Mr. James ed down to strafo them. The LI gratuity to labourers. The pro- Wicks at Kowloon yesterday.

Mel, ran ground Two bombs posal is that a worker should con-

Defendant was alleged to have streamed down on her. One blew tribute five per cent of his month-stolen the watches, the property.

up the str to a fund. His employer of Jardine Matheson and ly wages would add the same amount. The pany, Limited, where war total would then be deposited employed as a clerk, on or about into a special trustee account at Beptember 28, last year, from the the Post Ofler Savings Bank. Company's baggage department Withdrawals would be restricted. in Kowloon. Workers, reaching the age of 30 Detective Sub-Inspector How yoors and Incapable of earning, lett said that one of the watches Shokki. their livelihood would qualify to was alleged to have been sold in River shipping stopped on make withdrawals from the Fund. | Macao by defendant while the February as a result if the

other two were said to havo latest attack. been recovered from defendant's

"Sourabaya Sue" wants to see home.

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General Steefe arrives in Hong Kong

General Sir James S. Steele, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC, LL.D. the Adjutant-General to. the Forces, arrived from Singa- pore by a special Royal Air Force aircraft at about 1.30 p.m. yesterday.

The Adjutant-General who is the guest of the GOC-in-C, Lieu- tenant-General Sir E. C. Robert Mansergh, during his stay here; is accompanied by Major-General J. M. Kirkman, Chief of Far East Land Forces,

Sitaữ,

On arrival at Kal Tak General Steele was met by the GOC-In-C.

Commanding Air Officer

Ar Commodore A. D. Davis, an.1 Brigadier M. 8. K. Mauniell, Chief of Staff of Army in the Colony.

General Steele is to return to

The 55-year-old General com- manded a Brigade just after the He outbreak of the laat war, was promoted to command A Division in 1941.

a mile from his outpost, Hill Crest, to buy Singapore on Monday, morning. provisions and while there a shot from his rifle was discharged Injuring Fung Tim-ping, It could not be ascertained fast

a 20-year-old villager, in the left shoulder. night whether the craft was sunk. There were about 50 passengers aboard, many of whom saved Fung was admitted to the end in consequence thereof Fung themselves by jumping into the Kowloon Hospital from where Tim-ping was wounded. water. Reports stated that the he was discharged on January survivors trekked оп foot to 30.

"It is my firm believe that the rifle went off accidentally."

The following year he became a commander of a corps.

In 1943 ho was transferred to the Middle East as Deputy Chief Ho returned of General Staff.. later to take over the duties of

Omec. Director of Staff Duties,

The Magistrate further said Corporal G. G. Blake, who was that the rifle was put in a posi- in charge of the Hill Crest out- tion to be fired at some stage or post, said that on the night in other on the journey from the question, Private Turner

was outpost to the village shop, bus he had no evidence, United Asia on a broad demo-

Mr. Snow, defendant's farmer to his arrest he had known de- given $4 to go with defendant to how or by whom it was so cock- the village to buy something. Private Turner, who in evid- crotic basis. She announced this English teacher, giving testimony..tendant to be of good character. He said that he himself examin

chi was remanded until todayed the rifle, pressed the ammuni- enee sold that he also handled lonel of the Royal. Ulster on defendant's behalf, said' thai| ambition when she left Singaporee had known defendant's family to allow recently for Jakarta from

tion down the magazine and half the rifle on their way to which

cocked the rifle as a safety men-village, and defendant were or-Council. for some time and that previous tion. she has been away for two years, One of the strongest supporters

sure. An hour later when defendered to pay $50 as compensation of the Indonesion freedom mo¥G¬

dant came back he was told that to Fung for the suffering caused

him. a shot had been fired. ment, she said she plans to open an art centre for writers, painters and scientists at Ball

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artists,

Singapore's Colonial Dovolop- ment Corporation announced.re- cently that it is forming a S$10,-

him to make restitu»

Extensive cargo damage in Isbrandtsen ship fire

000,000 capitalised Buliding So- Had the fire in the as. Flying Indspondent spread.

ciety. It will also operate, in the Federation. The Society will be governed by a local board of directors and will be managed by Mr. J. Burgess who has had 20 years' experience with the Abbey National Building-Society in the United Kingdɔm.

A Malayan Students Party within the University of Slogo- pore is contemplated. Objecia of the party include fostering Malayan consciousness and civil responsibility among students andt contributing to the development

"of

to the lower hold, which contains some 100 drums of benzine, the Isbrandtson freighter would have met with @ more disastrous. calamity, on authoritativo source 'revealed ~fast ́evening,

Though the cause of the outbreak which occurred on the high seas in the No. 4 Hold, contain- ing about 800 cotton bales, on Wednesday morning, has not been determined it is gen- erally believed by personnel of the ship to be due to 'friction.

Fung Tim-ping giving evidence said that on the night in question he was sitting on a bed in the rear of the store. He hoard a shot and felt his left shoulder go zumb and realised that he had been shot.

ROAD ACCIDENT

tho

A čar, No. 304, driven by

was badly damaged European, when it smashed into a low am- bankment at the corner of Wong Ma Kok Road, near Village Road, Stanley, shortly after 10 o'clock

Wednesday night.

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Co-

Rides

General Steelo is also a

as well as a member of the Army

The responsibilities of the Ad- Jutant-General Include questions relating to all personnel matters like postings and promotions of all ranks, reinforcements. pay. discipline, families, education and welfare. leave,

medical and chaplain services.

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BAND CONCERT

Fung Yat-ching, owner of the store, said that at about 8.30 A woman. passenger of the car p.m. two soldiers came into the sustained face and arm injuries shop. One of them was karry.and was taken to the Queen Mary

* tin herrings,

on of Hospital for treatment. The driver bare of of the car received slight Injuries. p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. marmalade and threa

ing

chocolate, while the other was carrying rifle. Fung. who spoke no, English, was made to. understand that the Galdiare wanted to exchange some goode with the articles they brought.

Fung continued that two pounds of sugar were weighed out.by another foki and two cana of beer taken from a shelf which the soldiers took. They left with the sugar and beer and left behind $2 and the goods they brought,

Not enough

ព Malayan culture and nation. This was doubted by certain The cause of the outbreak is Among the sponsors of the party local authorities who had instill being disputed by both per- are Dr. David Tan Chee Knoon, vestigated the scene of the fire. soifel and local authorities. It former President of the Medical However, there is no suspicion Weported that it resulted from College Union.

of sabotage.

friction when heavy seas battered the ship en route.

Al the door he told Fung Nai, The cotton bales are each held A seaman who understood a little

English, that the money left bo Clearing for North

hind by the soldiers was; not, Personnel of the lebrandisonough. Fung Nai then called out

to the soldiers. freighter, which was originally advertised as olearing for Taing-

No definite report on the extent

A Combined Whitley Counell has been discussed by representa of damage was available yester-semirely by steel strane.) D tives of all Postal and Telecsm- day.

GIFT TOWEL SETS

munications Unions in the Malay The Flying Independent, which Federation and Singapore. A draft was originally advertised as clear- constitution has been prepared for ing port for North China, is now na Pan-Malayan

Tho shopkeeper alleged that Departmental

tao and Tientsin, are reluctant the soldiers turned around and riding at anchor in Kowloon Bay Whitley Council, established in waiting for the authorities con-

to discuss their itinerary.

looked toward the store and con- October, 1947.

This cerned to make a survey of the

seems to be the result of versed between themselves for a ship.

nolice, put up aboard, which in moment. He then heard a' shot Damage to the some 800 cotton effect warns members of the crew trom, the gun and the soldiers

loaded at Cairo, was exten-hot to talk to strangers or outside left both from fire and water.

caruat acquaintance*

evidence After hearing, more regarding Charred bales with twisted steel the movement and destination of mada found defendant not guilty

from other witnesses Mr. -d'A straps torri asunder boar evidence the ship: of the outbreak which was 'o The notice, put up by the mason the unlawful and usalicious tinguished at dawn yesterday by ter at Singapore and dated Janu- shooting charge: Rs. the Fire Brigade

ory 23, further alleges that such which defendant pleaded sug

On the alternative charge to The sounds

of the tire was persons, who will probably put Mr. d'Almada said that to regi located on the starboard' wing leading questions,

likely of the hold. On the open deck misquote you to make a story on ob imilar charge he muri kor a convictión against any per- above the scene stacks of time which will be used by a local havo, evidence that the person ber suterade damage from the newspaper."

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