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CHINA MAIL

No. 34778

Established 1845

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1950,

The Big Three Send An

Chinese Troops Reported In ndo-China

Hanoi, Indo-China,

Dec. 22. The Chinese Communists ere reported on Friday to Ave entered the Indo- hinese civil war on the de of the native rebels.

Informed sources said they

d not have definite proof

ht the Chinese had crossed

to Indo-China, but they

la Chinese were "prob. bly" fighting beside the latminh rebel forces which renten to outflank the #reme right end of the ach line in Tonkin pro- ee, on the border of Com- unist China.

Seasonal Greetings

This being the last Issue

of the China Mail before the holi- days, the Editor and his staff take tho opportunity of

tending to readers the wish that they will spend a happy Christmas and enjoy a peaceful and pros- porous New Year.

Invitation

To Russia

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TALKS PROPOSED

London, Dec. 22.

The United States, Britain and Francé sent

a Christmas-time invitation to Russia on Friday to join the four-power talks aimed at getting to

Charged With the root of the friction between Communism and

Two Murders

Found Not Guilty

Of The First

Sydney, Dec. 22. A Jury in the Central Criminal Court here today The informants said acquitted William Birtle, a fisherman, of rench troops may have to 25-year-old ve up their positions on having murdered Kathleen eir exposed right flank, Holmes, aged 11, one of the ispite assurances from two English sisters found eneral Jean de Lattre de dead at Tounley, northern ssigny, the French com- New South Wales, on Au- ander in Indo-China, that gust 29.

would be по ithdrawals.-United Press.

SITUATION CALM

ere

more

democracy.

Identical notes from the three powers were delivered in Moscow, suggesting that the repre sentatives of the four nations in the United Nations make preliminary arrangements for a full-dress meeting of their foreign ministers→→→→ the first since the June 1949 Paris conference.

The Big Three said the talk should cover every arca of conflict around the world. In that firm stand they rejected in effect the Soviet Note of November 3 which called for four-power meetings limited to the topic of Germany and her rearmament. "

and lat But the Note was very mo- 5. Devising a live derate in language, and at the live agreement between Com outset it made

nations and the three nations were inspired by a genuine desire to put an end The Big Threo, labelled" "en- to the existing international tirely false" allegations contained

will

In the Soviet document of No- по spare tension and

included a effort to achieve so highly de-vember 3, which

communique Issued after the sirable an end.

meeting of Cominform nations in Prague in October.United Press

it. clear the munist

Immediately after the acquit tal, Birtle was charged with the murder of the girl's sister, Grace Dorothy Holmes, aged 18, and. remanded by the same court Germany is a profound part until March next year.

of the clash between East and West, the Note said, but it is only a symptom girls, whose

of the giant ea as calm. Franco-Vietnam bodies were found in a lakeside trouble. It said this

trouble Fees have carried out mop-swamp at Tounley, had emigrat arises primarily from the general "attitude adopted by operations in Northed from Dagenham, Essex, with tnam against guerillas and their parents five months before, the Government of the USSR

Salgon, Dec. 22. A French military spokesanan Lay described the situation whole Cochin-China er the

ng up

The

battered

iltrations of Vietminh troops During the eight day trial, Birtle since the end of the war, and

m outalde the delta.

The Vietminh forces seemed wasted only in the Halduong

a in which they launched unsuccessful night Various French

ali but acks

on

sta, the military spokesman d.--Reuter,

New British

Novelty

denied knowledge of murders.

the from the consequent laterna-

unal developments

Birtle, who pleaded not guilty to the new charge today, was months." cofused ball-Reuter,

The

of recent

Red Cross Aid clear that: the bloody fighting.

For Korea

Geneva. Dec. 22.

Societies of New York, Dec. 22. The Red Cross American housewives are the free world have contributed ing out a novel import from nearly US$1,000,000 (£955,000) tala-vacuum sweepers that of civilian relief in Korea dur- fate without electricity. ing the past three months, the sweeper runs on four League of Red Cross Societies er wheels which operate announced here today. independent ball bearing The relief included medicines, arboxes to activate brush and clothing and the services of; on mechanisms. Asso-medical and woltare personnel. d Press.

Associated Press.

COMMENT OF THE DAY

"developments phrase of recent months" constituted the..only reference to Korea or China's intervention, but it was

there would be considered at the *four-power meeting." United Prees.

: The

the agenda

had in powers clear, would include

}

mocratic world.

de

UN Forces Hold On Tightly

* Hungnam,. Dec. 22.

United Nations forces to-1 day held their tiny perl- Western meter round encircled mind, it was Hungnam port, as navy and marine fighters, working in close support with artillery batteries, pounded every- thing moving in the sur- rounding hills.

1. The entire For East, in- cluding the Korean question, China and Japan's future.

2. An agreement on atomic energy!

3. Taking off the strait jacket off the United Nations. 4. Germany and Austria:

Landlords And Tenants

+

(OVERNMENT has displayed com- mendable enterprise in drawing up legislation designed to bring a stop to many of the abuses to which land- Jortis, pwning newly-built domestic pro- berty, have been subjecting hapless tenants. Timely too are some of the revisions of the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, several of which go some way toward reducing hardships which have to be borne by landlords as well as tenants. The Tenancy (Prolonged Duration) Ordinance which has re- cently been drafted and gazetted for the first time yesterday is an intel- Jgent attempt to offer much needed protection to people who, while able and willing to pay out premiums for new flats, are still victimised by inscrupulous landlords or their agents. The abjects and reasons of the new Bill explicitly refer to the "racket" which has been practised for some Ime past. It follows this pattern: "construction" or other type of pre- mium is first levied against the tenant, and an understanding reached that. there would be no eviction, but never- theless lacking any legally binding agreement abcuring the tenant against

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right direction and the position can further be reviewed and always amendments made where, found to be necessary in the interests of equity and fair dealing. Two important amendments to the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance are proposed. One seeks to rid the Colony of those perni-

as property. cious parasites known "caretakers," whose presence usually denotes a racket being worked either by absentee tenants or absentee land- lords. The effect is that habitable pro- perty is not being properly occupied. The clauses governing this section of the amended Ordinance suggest that the landlords are the principal victims of these "caretakers,” but there is rea-` son to believe that certain types of 'property owners adopt the "caretaker" system for their own advantage.. The main concern, however, is to see that all fit and proper domestic premises In the Colony are being adequately tenanted at reasonable renta. We can- not see the law, even in its amended form, bringing this about, but the new legislation may pave the way for more effective action in the future. A con- ccsalon which owners of domestic pro

viction for a definite period. Then,perty will appreciate is the new right when the tenant has fulfilled his part I the agreement and moved in, either the original landlord or some subse quent purchaser of the property de ides the rent has to be increased, and If the tenant is unwilling to submit to this muleting, he is evicted. The protection: which the new Bill pro-

mes to offer to such tenants in to`give egul status to these tepancy. #gred ments, until the Governor in Council decides that any implied agreement has ceased to apply Tenants who are cted to these implied agreements not feel the new legislation good

ghi to safeguard thalein but it is at least, à more in tha

to recover some of the heavy costs of. kcoping their buildings in repair from the tonant. On grounds of equity this strikes us as being fair, especially as the maximum porcentage 80 recover- ablo is only eight per cent of the total cost. This is to be spread over a period by a permitted increase in rent, but it ls expressly laid down that rents now controlled by the Ordinance cannot, themselves, be raised, Undoubtedly i there will be mixed reactions to the proposed new legislation, but credit must be given, to the Authorities for striving to from out some of the anomalies, which the original Orn dinance created t

Frontline troops today gave full credit for the Communist inactivity to the combined ser- vices round the clock bombing, strafing, rocketing. burning

and shelling.

ly held city of Hambung, six

miles west,

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Conditions In Favour Of

England First

STOP PRESS

Early

بستانه

(FROM BRUCE HARRIS)

Melbourne, Dec. 22.

Innings Good

Late tonight the Mel-Chinese Reds Get Cotton

bourne weather is still dry

and the sky clear-facts which

augur well for

Disasters England's innings -to-

For England

was

morrow.

to

told

the

Gascoigne Leaves

Sir

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|

administra-

London, Dec. 22. The British envoy to Japan, Ieft Alvary Gascoigne, London today by air for Japan after consultations at the British Foreign Office-Reuter,

Washington, Dee. :22. Ition officials but also in ong About 25,000 tons of Amené [instance: at least six, "shipments can cotton including some from have been made from New agency, have Orleans during the months Im- A government Conditions certainly favour been shipped to Communist mediately following the out- ed Bedser again today. The China and Manchuria since the break of the Korean episode, The Communista. .ima de

heavy atmosphere enabled him Korean fighting started, Senator four of which shipments went. minor probes twice at the

to swerva the, ball, and a cer- John England made a diamul start tain dampness in the pitch Delaware) perimeter in the last 24 hours.

Williams

(Republican, to Tientsin--Reuter, They were beaten back by ac- in their first innings against the caused

TO skid

Senate through day. curate artillery fire with more Australian score of 194 when quickly.

The Given than one

fine hundred Korcans left the second Test was resumed at

United States Govern weather these dead around the ground

conditions will not be repeated mant recently banned all ship- in Melbourne this morning. front of the perimeter.

With 11 runs on the board tomorrow for the benefit of ments to Communist China. Frontline troops, questioned Simpson, who opened the inn-

the Australian

Senator. Williams said yester-. bowlers. today, said they had not con- Ings with Washbrook

To have a reasonable pros-day: "This cation has been ex- tacted Chinese Communists caught by Ian Johnson in the pect of winning the match we ported from this country during the last Ave

ources slips off Miller. Simpson hadeed a lead of at least 100 runs China, not only with the full However, intelligence sources

on the first innings

to com- knowledge of the scored four. hidicated that Chinese Com

The Notts batsman was never wicket which must deteriorate pensate for batting last on a munists were near the recent-

comfortable, especially against before next Friday, when the the pacy bowling of Miller, who match is due to end. We had a very confident low ap to get them

ought NIGHT-LONG BARBAGE peal from his' third ball nega–

some, em and then The MCC Manager, Mr Green, A handful of American and lived..

tells me that the doctor considers Puerto Rican troops on the everyone's surprise Miller there is overy northwestern sector held back opened the attack with Lind- Compton will be di for selection prospect that a Communist attack which wall on what appeared to be for the third Test

opening lasted from midnight until an easier wicket than yester- Sydney a fortnight. today: dawn. They called for artillery day. But Miller made the ball

"Ife could have played today," fire, as the Communists ap-ly quite a bit and kept Simp-¡said Mr Green, "but it would proached their lines.

son, guessing.

have been a gamble which, had Dewes joined Washbrook and 1 gone wrong, would have re- Batteries in the centre af

miles away, they took the total to 83 when ducod that side to 10 pen. After lungnam, three put down a night long barrage the young Cambridge under-a fortnight's rest

Compton's of heavy shells,

sometimes graduate was caught by Miller lace will not be completely within a hundred yards of the off Bill Johnston, Dewes con- tured but it is likely to be

tribution was eight. American positions.

restored to the same stato as Washbrook had played quiet before the present relapse," Among the dead littering the battlefield was a North Korean and very correct cricket during peasan!' woman, who had been ikea joined by Hutton

disasters and he was carrying ammunition.

The

Five runs North Koreans attacked,

were added by shouting and whooping like Red this pal and then Wastbrook Indiam.

stopped in front of a straight. one from Lindwall-38 for 3. after one hour of play,

On the northeastern sector, artillery dispersed a night-long attack, leaving behind 20 Korean dead. Fronline, officers thought that the soll of the onemy, dead would be much higher because the North Koronos carry their. dead from the battlefield..

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there

Hutton was then we not out and Parkhouse one not out.

HK Cargoes

North Boron done found To Be Freed

VINTAGE PORT

at

⚫ is clearly indicated

The Danger Disappears

Berlin, Dec. 22. Major-General Bourne, Bri- tish commandant in Berlin, said today that the danger of Berlin the of becoming

world war three had completely

disappeared.

today had been carrying apples,P

Consul Mr Ralph H. Hunt, US cooked rice and anillot enough for Economic Affairs in Hong- and economic development to last them five days-Reuterong said today that he was 1950,

6 MIGS SHOT DOWN”

The

Tokyo, Des. 22

Reviewing Berlin's political General Bourne tolu advising operators of US flag correspondents that he was yeasels now on route to Hong- completely confident that West Für Last Air Force Kong to frgo up for immediate- Beriln

become Headquarters announced today

for consignces certain Commulst ever of .... 4 nori-strategic There is not the slightess Jola were shot down lato on Fri-

of Hong

since Koron, only and which small cog in the Dig inachine of weitern and Soviet relation=

of the aughice

that six · Bussian-mado" MIG nich will enter, the) riak...of that," he said," "Ber-

and

day by Fith Air Force F-Bomestic co Beber

копи -jets in the blarest air Bastia of the Korean conflat win not consequently be

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of other cargoes will

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