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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Closing Times By Alr
Malaya, Indonesia,
Ceylon, Au-
tralia, New Zealand, India, Pakis
lan, Persian
East & South
Gulf Ports, Egypt,
Africa,
Mauritius.
Great Britam, Italy, N.W. Europe
& France, b p.m.
Siam, 5 p.m.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, 20
Closing Tinses By Alt
Formos, 10 nm.
Philippines Hawa & USA (lat-
ters second class mall pnd parcels),
Guam. Helfers
and second class
mail, Carlada, tetters only), p.m.
Siam, pan.
Fort.ven, p.m.
Japon & Korea. 3 p.m.
Closing Times By, Bea
-Inpan, 2 D..
alalaya. a p..
Forts, 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Ctoring Times By Air
Malaya. Indonesia, Australia, and
New Zealand, 130 m.
kdw, 2 p.m.
Stan Bima, India, Pakistan.
Iraq. in. Egypt,
Africa, Mauritius,
Italy. N. W. Euro p.m.
Indo-Chine. p.m.
East & South Great Britain, and France, B
Canada & U.S.A., 4 pm.
Formona, 3 p.m.
Closing Times By Bea
Formosa,
THURSDAY,
ÁBRUARY 22
Closing Times By Alr
Farm, 10a.m.
Persian
Gulf India, Pakirian, Ports, Egypt, East & South Africa. Mauritius, Great Britain, Italy, N. W. Europe & France, 5 p.m.
Stam, Malaya & Indonesia, 5 p. Japan & Korea, 5 pmn.
Radio Hongkong
H.H.T.
0. "Programne Sumtunary": 0.02, Children's Half Hour Conducted By Jack Frost (Studio); 6.30, Port-
0.30,
ther Report: 10.16, Chanson Fran-
Made False Report
To Police Charge
Charged with making a false report to the Police Hoi Pok- sang, 29, a coalle was remanded unill tomorrow by Mr Wicks at Kowloon this morning.
Hot is alleged to have made a fulse report in the charge room of Tsimshatsui Police
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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1951.
PENITENTS PUT
ON
SACKCLOTH ·
OPTIMISM IN
MIDDLE
EAST
Tradition which reaches
back to the 16th century binds members of the con-
fraternity of Sacconi (sacco means a bag) to sackcloth and penance during some part of the period of Lent.
STALIN 10
TIMES A
Picture shows members of CANDIDATE
the confraternity, bearing the instruments of Christ's Eastern passion, in prayer at the
-AP Picture.
London, Feb. 18. Marshal Stalin was
Istanbul, Feb. 18. American Middle diplomats do not expect Com-church of St Sabina, Rome.candidate for election munist aggression in the area this year. informed source: sald 10day. The diplomats have been meeting here with Ameri- The talks, which can envoys. opened on Feb. 14, have now ended, the sources sold.
They added that three main poin's had discussions:
US
emerged from the At
1. There is little chance overt Communist military political aggression in the Mid- die East this year.
2. American
of
or
peace
factors:
Evacuees Honolulu cluding Federal Russia
which
approves
The Josephine Moller Safe
been
The Josephine Moller, 1,300 ton freighter, which
reported
to
Have attacked by armed Ashing Junka 600 miles north of Hongkong terday afternoon was sald
owners, Messi
by
ber Mollers Ltd, this morning to be safe and continuing her voyage wuthwards,
The vessel, which left Shanghai on Friday,' was altacked off Changan I. land, Cheklang, So far no detalls of the nitack havo been received by her own- ers here in Hongkong.
New Mediation Efforts
boycott of its work.
and decrees and laws issued by Voy
autumn
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For Hospitality.
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Coca-Cola
CRIMINAL SESSIONS OPEN
Threatening Letter Earns
Man
Four Years
Pleading guilty on arraignment to uttering
a letter demanding money with menaces, Chau Ting-kar, 20, was sentenced to four years' hard Labour by the Acting Chief Justice, Mr T. J. Gould, in the Criminal Sessions this morning.
Mr J. Reynolds, Crown Coun- sel, said that on December 10 last accused wrote and casised}] In letter to be delivered to Mak |Ho-yer, a woman cook employ- Edward ed at No. 270, Prince Road,
nd, demanding $500. He also threatened the life of the vic- tim in the event of non-pay- ment of the money demanded or of the disclosure of the letter to the Police.
+
to four
and six was sentens by the
years
to
Lamb would soon go to Peking, NATIONALISTS
there,
EXECUTED
Was The BBC
Coca-Cola
From _The_Files...
100 Years Ago
Aberdeen Bottic
· At about 8 o'clock this morning.
D
information was given at the Police Station that some Man- darin Boats, having chosed fleet of pirates into the Bay-of Aberdeen (Bhek-pal-wan) were holding desperate
engagement ard that the Government to have the officers were likely to have worst of it. Mr Superintendent May, without a moment's
marshalled a company or delay
men, and within
our arrived
hour an
cloce on the field of action, Mr Deputy Superintendent Caldwell, in the meantime
board the war Stenmeeded on nard" and that vessel's cou
Course,
"Rey
in-
which had previously been Hoaxed?
tended on a picnic excursion, was turned in the direction of the combatants. The town was in- deed all alive.
London, Feb. 18.
But the Steamer, the Police- The British Broadcasting boat, the Superintendent, his Corporation admitted to deputy, three inspectors, and the
to
Moxon Pleads Not Guilty
Erlo Douglas Vladimir Mozon, 23, pleaded not before the Acting Kaitly Chief Justice, Mr Justice Criminal Gouldst tho
Sessions this morning to a charge of manslaughter.
He is sccused of having Fat-tak," 25, killed Cha25 on October 8 in Hennemy Road while driving
No. HK$138,
car
the
The victim, however, report- ed the matter to the Police who arranged a trap. A decoy letter was placed at a spot indicated Lake Success, Feb. 18.
letter, and when In accused's The United Nations' new accused later came to collect arrested by the Korcan mediation team will, he was
Police. The Prosecutor sald hold its first meeting to that.complainant did not know night that it would have very cream of the force were check the authenticity all too late. Mr Ma-icang-eng, morrow, determined to push the accused who had no pre-of a radio and television Mandarin of the ith class, and three wid
eight vessels, peace efforts despite Com-vious conviction,
Accused asked his Lordship story of a Stockholm mur hundred men, had won all the munist China's announced
for leniency in view of his age, der, "the strange caso of honours and had succeeded in four boats, and nine PRISON FOR BANISHEES
capturing Hans Krantzer", now re- out of the aggregato of the The first problem the trio An 18-year-old life banishee,
hundred. crows, of expects to tackle is how to Wong Kam with convictions ported to be a hoax.
that yesterday appears dating back to February, 1949, establish informal contact dat!!
They said that though it had about
boat proceeding p.m. a in with Peking in face of &
Acting seemed to be true when sub-from Hongkong, was boarded off 10 constituencies in
mitted by a Brkish Journalist, Chung-chow by three piratical to formal snub from Mao Tse-Chief Justice, Me T.J.
Gould, further
inquiries were now vessels, and
and plundered, not only in the Criminal Sessions this day's general elections intung's regime.
necessary into the drama of a the sum of $200, but of clothes when ha the Soviet Union.
pleaded The mediators-the General❘oming.
murder which occurred three and sundries to the value of Nearly 100,000,000 people, Assembly President, Mr
on arraignment
There happened des months after it had been ded
3100 more. the charge of
to the policons men and women, were voting Nasrollah Entezam of Iran.
scribed portation och of
officers on to be two Chinese in the one-Party polls in 10 of Senor Padilla Nervo of Mexico,
Millions of Passing sentence his Lordship
were board the plundered boat, who, the Union's 10 Republics, in-and Mr Sven Grafstrom of said
thrilled that accused had a bad was about a man called Krant hastened to iny their hard case by the broadcast. It when left to pursue their course, itself. Sweden-have several channels record which included a num-
Oficer. Ma, who The Marshal was a candidate open to them.
zer who, sitting in his room in before the ber of larceny cases. The scn- Leningrad and in each of the guese Half Hour (Studio); 7, "Warid
The Swedish and Indian Amtence is to be concurrent with
the summer of 1940, saw a chanced to be lying with two News and News Analysis (Lendos
under other capitals.
vessels Honolulu, Feburary 19.
bassadors are in Peking and Mr the sentence
young woman stabbed to death fast salling of
one month Relay): 7.15. "John Bull's Band":
He was The liner President Wilsons
certain to win, at
In the fat opposite. But when Island of Tung-chung, not far of Yesterday and
I. H. Lamb of Britain is en which accused is at present Popular "{\"
with 284 Ameri-were his nominees in the other route to Mao's capital to take serving for simple larceny.
from Castle Peak To-day: 1.48, Music Of Richard Rod-
bay. That func "From The Editorials"
arrived today gers: a.
the Communist constituencies, cans from Hongkong.
Over as British Charge
tionary immediately got under Ng Hung. 23, another life (London Belay Recorded): 6.10,
The majority of the Ameri constitution allowing no opposi aid to
weigh, picking up other vessels banishee, was sentenced to four d'Affaires, Wynford Vaughan-Thomas is "Glad
strate-
dello- and children oftion. wives
Observers fiere showed keen years for the same offence. in the Promach
on his way toward the To Meet You" 8.30. "I Like What I Like" Presented gically important Greece, Tur- cans are
and government Voting was for delegates to
Four
other life deportees
quents, who were deseried this by Arthur While (Studio); 9, "Itma": key and Iran, however, will be businessmen
officials still in Hongkong. They the Republic's Supreme Soviet, interest in the appointment of
morning about four o'clock. A Mr
in were given three years and six arrived Lamb, who "Concerto 10, Radio News increased appreciably.
Jittle before 8 a.m. they entered chiefly concerned are
months when they pleaded Heel London Relay): 10.15, Wea- 3. Increased American milli-sald the evacuation of Americon
Shek-pat-wan. The pirates then China glity to the same charge. They "old Mr Lamb, an
anchored abreast of the town calese; 10.30, "The Last of Castle tary aid to the entire area will dependents, advised by US. with local finance and adminis- Hongkong today.
Consul-General Walter P. Mc-tration, as distinct from the All-
| hand". had
were Wong Ming-yu, 30, Yeung Kincaid." Mystery Play By Gyles not be made at the time and Conaughy last month, is being Union Supreme Soviet which her with the Peing C-Chung-hing, 53, Shum Kau, 33,
and opened fire, which Com- aid. Existing
tions Adams: 11, Dance To Ambrose And economic and Point Four speeded up.
the Union's
modore Ma gallantly returned. budget 11.16, Goodnight scheduled His Orchestra:
M- Wu Halu-chuan, last and Lo Wan, 18,
the shots however, committing Music: 11.20 Weather Report: Ged type
Mr McConaughy's wife and programmes will not be
and perhaps by coin-
All had previous convictions.
more mischief on shore than on Save The King, 11.30. Close Down.
two daughters are among the the All-Union Executive.
Mr curtailed to meet costs of ad-
J. from London te cidence New
Reynolds, Crown
the objects to which they were ditional military aid.
Wilson's passengers.
Polling is intended to show New York and returned in the Counsel, prosecuted.
•stage directed. It was at this Optimism
the chances on
for
Wilson's near the precise percentage of voters Among
for each same plabe as Mr Wu.
that the messenger, left for continuing through 1951 capacity load of 589 passengers and of approval
It was known then that Mr at least was based on two major from the
Victoria, Shortly afterwards the Orient is James E. official candidate,
pirates left their vessois in a when deputies Henderson, US Consul General Last March,
body
hotly pursued for a short The slow
Chambers of the but it had not been anticipated but gradual at Manila. He is returning to to the two
that he would taka over
distance, and of the whole strengthening of this region's Washington for reassignment.--All-Union Supreme Soviet were
Britain's top diplomatic post
hundred only nine were taken. economic, political and military Associated Press.
elected, an omcial statement
We are wrong, six others were Four Nationalist army Bold that 99.50 per cent of the positions, resulting partly from
afterwards captured by Her tangible evidence
electorate voted and that 99.83
manders captured on. Hainan
Britannic
Majesty's Police such
per cent cast: their votes for exchange of Ambassadors have laland when that island fell to United States support as the
been rebuffed by Mao. There
Force, who, with the others, the nor
nominated men.
will, in the course of the evez- The current elections were for was speculation that Mr. Lamb the Communists last year were executed by a fring squad in the well serve as the
of Canton on
ing be safely lodged in Victoria ker northern suburb of Federal LEAVING ON
Russia, Latvia, Li- might
Geol. February 18, according to vern- thuania, Karcio Finland, Georgia, contact and initiate the media.
Moldavia, Kirgtion attempt just as the Indian cular Press reports this morning. the scene of the "crime" was Azerbaidjan,
Pannikar, hizia, Tadjikistan and Kazakh Ambassador, Mr S.
Convicted by the Hwangtung Inspected by the pollen, accord- did during the abortive moves
Provincial People's Court on
oning to the story, it was heavy stan. The Commissioner of Police. The other six Repablies will of the previous team. United war-criminal charges, the com- with dust and had been un- The renowned Chul-Apoo, for the accom vote next Sunday,
Prees.
manders, who were all natives of disturbed for some time.
whose apprehenaton on frighten her Southern neigh- Mr D.W. Macintosh,
Krantzer was seat by Mrs Macintosh, is
Candidates elected today will
an murder of Captain Da Costa bours. Recent evidence of this panfed
on Home leave hold office for four years.
Kwangtung were General Li Wang-tal, aged 40, commander asylum for the Insane, the story and Lieutenant Dwyer, Gov- Was the Russian Ambassador to proceeding
offered a reward of Chusan-this aboard the RMS
of the Nationalist 62 The elections are always held
Army; ran.
ernment Turkey's formal congratulations
week. During his absence Mr
Sunday
which is made a' Ninety-five on a
hawkers
General Lo Mo-fum, aged 46, Three months later the mur-five hundred dollars, is at. Inst to the Iranian Ambassador
each fined $5 or 10 days by Mr deputy commander of the 62 der 'took place exactly as he safely lodged in Victoria Gool; len days A.C. Maxwell will be in com-
Moscow assumed a holiday Wicks at Kowloon this morning Army; General Chan Chek, aged had described i
having been, some mand of the Police Force.
Returning from furlough to atmosphere for the elections for hawking without a licence. 53, commander of the 331 Divi- The story was submitted to go, waylaid, captured, and, on placed on board Bidmead Red morrow is air K.A.
Angs flow over every la the Juvenile Court 131 alon; and General Cheung Tik- the BBC by William Bennett, a Sunday last," who, it is understood, will be doorway and huge portraits of children were each Aned $2kwong, aged 43, deputy com- Liverpool journalist, under the the HC. Str. "Phlegethon" then
mander of the 153 Division.
of Warren Commis-Lenin and Stalin were displayed for a similar offence,
Arm- lying off the factories at Canton. pen name come Acting Deputy
alleges, He
we learn, from strong. It was broadcast in the going on leave on main buildings everywhere. sioner. Prior to
Register that BBC's Northern English radio the "Hongkong Mr Eldmead was Commanding-Reuter. Officer, Kowloon and the New
By Galbraith service last November and then for some time past he has held
adapted
televised last office under the Chinese Gov- Territories.
week.
ent. If this proves to be erament. The BBC said that Mr Bennett true, and we know no reason to had
been in Stockholm and doubt it, the British may re- investigated the murder mystery. echo the charge of the Portu- of the deep- But Swedish sources who were guese that outrages of contacted about the case denied est dye, when committed on authenticity, and several the person of the "barbarian" British nowspapers today carried
are sanctioned and approved by "hoax" headlines, on their front the high officers of this race:: ||DURES.
the higher the rank of the vic-.
the
doubtless, One, the 4,000,000-circulationum,
greater, People, which runa "Warren being the reward. Previous to Armstrong's" articles every the sad catastrophe, Chut-Apoo weck, said today that Mr Bennett was well
well known, in Wong-Ma- now admitted that the whole Kok, 03
a man proscribed by BBC said that when the Government of his country. The measures which Flenipo- Bonham the story was broadcast by tele- vision "all the evidence we had tentiary Sir Samuel scented to allow us to say that may see at to take in his
tiations with the Government
Gor this was a true story. We had on this business, will altogether
a denial of not been told of a
the story, by the Stockholm police determine his true status on
Envoy If the crime of patront- Since the transmission it sing this blood thirsty miscreant become obvious that investigation
and can in very deed be fixed must be made, and this is being done now. Part of Viceroy Seu, then, we say, let
and
hand with us join ticart the investigation is being carried the Portuguese, and teach the out by the Manchester (Northern Chintay a lesson, without fur....
Station to the effect that he had been assaulted. Hoi plead- ed not guilty to the offence
Intelligence Teat solution
13) 24 gomis were soured in all. 10. à goals each match.
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Thelf Bot can only have beca 1-3
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two. Boore: 2-2 (−3, 0—4,
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the
military and economic ald proMR
detual phy- grammes and the sical presence of at least Immediate American military
United support-the
Sixth Fleet.
some
MacINTOSH
States THE CHUSAN
2. The present Russian trend
to woo rather than threaten and
Ankara on the occasion of the Shah
of Iran's marriage, United Press,
Alleged False
Law
Pretences
20,
Un-
Deportation
Another Superintendent re- is Mr Wai-man,
on the Chusan turning NB.
Fraser who is returning to Verdict employed, was charged before Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central his post as Division Superinten- this morning with obtaining dent of the New Territories money by false pretences from vacated by Mr D.G, MacPherson Thang Kwong at the Koon Hoi who proceeded on leave aboard:
the Canton last week. Teahouse on Friday.
It was alleged that defendant the com- obtained $40 from
1. The Atlantic and Pacle plainant by pretending that he
Oceans. 2. A water-filled ditch was in a position to obtain em- Coolies Charged
around a castle. 3. Wyoming, ployment for Teang on Wisconsin, Washington and West the as Tai Lol.
Virginia. 4. Because it was originally made from the horns and hoofs of deer.. 5. D. 6. The Caspian Sea.
board
of Sub-Insp). At the request
was' re- 9.1. Yuen, defendant
until tomorrow for manded Kurther enquiries.
Awaited
Manila, Feb. 19. President Quirino is expected to decide, probably today,
Chinese whether the wealthy businessman Co Pak is to be received
Quirino last night from Justice Secretary, Mr Jos Bengron, B report on bla
With Robbery study of the papers on the co
сово
and Informed sources said Mr Bengron found sufficient Alleged to have been responsi bie for a robbery in an uncase for Co Pak's deportation
na allegodly undesirable," numbered hut at La Uz Village Co Fak was charged
Ferry Wharf Repairs Start-Bila Chu Mel-hang: 20, were tran
And So Do The Queues!
Hundreds of workers who cross the harbour to the Island by the Star Ferry service were late for work this morning. When they arrived at the Kow. loon Wharf they found long queues stretching out side the terminal...
Caurė" only"
only one side of the ever: This year's repal's will be wharf was in une, The other completed, much quicker than elde was in the process of being last year's. (Last year's repairā prepared for its annual repairs. went on over three months.f Work on the Star Ferry's other three wharves will follow in due coume.
The spokesman wald avery endeavour will be made to keep
before
yesterday three coolics Ho Fuk the Deportation Board with
Mel 24, Pong Sung, 31 and Chu
alles organisations, giving finan- beading Communit remanded for three days by Br clar aid to the Chinese Reds Winter at Kowloon this morning and Huks who are secking the Loy further, agus alleged to overthrow of the overtiment by
All have legally and in their force of, arms, and engaging in
other subversive activities- possession i dagger.
They are alleged to have United Fress. robbed in Ma Chu-ying, Leung Ngan-tal and Fung Sung gold watches, rings and other valuables.
Bevin Off To
Eastbourne
Victoria Bevels
WHOLERAE
The Viatoria Rovels concerf| party will be holding another
revije on March 8 and 9 at the Seamen's Mission. Tha
• show! which will be: In aid of The Honkong Society for the Pro- testion of Children, promises to gr London, Feb., 18.¦ ¦ bé, very: may and colourtat and The Foreign Secretary, Mr several girls from the WRAC An official of the Company had the service riminior smoothly traust Hevin, le to leave for wat be taking part. inter one place of welcome news for and with a little delay the south coast resort of East-Bandonator passengers, this morning how possible,
Mr Bevin, who-has-kremin, in a Sutherland
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its
Hepresented by Mr John MoNeil Ko and Mir S.V. Gitt (Intructed by Mr I.C. Btewart), 'Moxon whA ́remanded ́för triál ́on $500-
bail.
thing is a
and
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the BBC
to
further
England) office of the BBC. No
never
Editorial
upon
further statements are to be ther delay, they shall really forgot. Chul-Apóo (or, made meanwhile."-Reuter.
as he styles himself, Kun-Apogy 11 30 years 112
of age; and, per- sonally, la but Hittle to be cironded.
***Patrol Hidden
In Cabin
A fine of $200 was imposed on Chau. Bui. 31. master of Junk numbered 876D by Mr Wicks at Kowloon this morning for attempting to export ave drums of pelrol.
Snatched Handbag
For snatching, a handbag' from
woman in Shanghai Biroet Fosterday afternoon Wong Ping- the lai, a. al-Ton-old, unemployed Inspector Örem defendant's Junk was Intercepted was sentenced to two months off Sha Chau Taland yesterday imprisonment" and "eight-viruses afternoon and the petrol found of the caps and, ordered to. hidden in * cabin, Tybe, petrol expelled was ordered to be contested. (?:[2owloon- thła moenia
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