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SWEDISH HINT OF SOVIET PEACE FEELER ON KOREA

New York, May 24.

Sweden relayed information to the United Nations two weeks ago from "a Russian source” that the Kremlin would consider settlement of the Korean war along the 38th Parallel as acceptable, it was disclosed today.

However, the Swedes were unable to say whether the "Russian source" was official or was in a position to reflect accurately the Kremlin's sentiments toward Korean war settlement.

Imprisonment Pending Repatriation

'The Swedish Ambassador, Mr Sven Grafstrom, chief of the Swedish delegation and a member of the United Nations three-man Good Offices Com- mitles, told the United Press was sent that the information

to him by the Swedish Foreign Minister, Mr.Osten Unclen,

said ute Swedish Foreign Minister had added that his government was not in a post- tion to judge whether the formation was

of representative the official Soviet point of view. information reaching Stockholm

had made it clear, however,

Muhammet Huseyin, 40-year old Somali seaman of the Tur- kish steamer Kanal, was sent to prison for six weeks by Mra T.B. Low at the Marine Court for wilfully and this morning negligently remaining in the Colony after the departure of his ship on April 30.

Defendant,

That Russia would not asstiine the initiative in seeking pence,

Mr 1. McKeever, spokesman. for the American delegation, commeated

011 the

who on Tuesday feeler In this way: "No. ~

membe:

with

pleaded guilty to the charge but has been made to any insisted that

an interpreter be of the United States mission. secured for his plea in mitiga-direct or indirect, that in tion, expressed regrets through way, suggests a Soviet proposal.

Good Mrs S. Sharp, the interpreter, Sources close to the and said that he thought the Omees Committee, which is to Kanal would remain in the try to open

peace talks Colony

China said longer than he had ex- Communist pected.

Sub-Inspector 1. G. Nippard, the prosecuting offer, told the Court that

he hu

contacted the captain of the Turkish

yesterday who requested that

the

whole episode was "pretty thin" to be regarded as a genuine peace move.--Unied Press,

freigister which returned here Claim for $1,000 the defendant be held by the A clolm for $1,000 <21 an authorities here until the de-1.0.U. was brought by Betty So parture of the ship.

of 18, Arbuthnot Road, against passing sentenIONG Mr Low Lee, Fu-wing, of 29, Hankow ordered that Huseyin be sent Road, second floor, before Mr to prison until the Kanal leaves Justice Scholes at the Suprenie port and that should the vessel's Court this morning. Mr A. M. ownership be transferred, -de-L. Soares appeared for the fendant was to be held until plaintiff, arrangements for his repatria- Defendant, who was not legal- tion were completed, provided ly represented, denied the claim. the length of time did not ex- and bearing was fixed for ceed six weeks.

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Mr and Mrs John Cecii Fentón who were married by Dean Rose at an im- pressive ceremony at St John's Cathedral this morning. The couple are from pro- minent Hongkong families. The bride is the youngest daughter of the late Sir Robert and Lady Kotewall and the groom is the son of Mr and Mrs G.L. Fenton.

Group taken after the wedding.—(Staff Photographer).

Important Seizure Of Cargoes

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Burma's Socialist Govt Facing Defeat Fourth Man

ELECTION "STAGGERED'

OVER SIX

MONTHS!

Rangoon, May 24.

The people's vote will probably tumble Burma's Socialist-backed government from the pedestal of power a rebellion failed to do..

Faces Trial

For Robbery

A Shamshulpa village rob- bery, for which three men were convicted at the last Sessioria, Criminal was recalled at the Sessions this morning when 20, coolle, Chung Tin-ming, stood trial before Mr Justice Gould and # Jury of Ave men and two women on. 1 vation.

The elections are not expected to give a 100 per cent victory to anybody. But neutral observers charge of robbery with aggra- here are confident the Socialists will be lucky to collect 30 per cent of the voting.

Artillery Birthday Services

To commemorate the omeint birthday of the Royal Regiment of Artillery-May 20, 1710- church services will be held in Kowloon, Hongkong and the New Territories on Sunday, May 27.

It has not been possible for the Army authorities here to send Invitations to CX- personal members of the RA, but it Is hoped that those who can do so will attend one of the services.

The Kowloon service will take Theatre revenue place in the Alhambra

Bishop of against expenditure during at 9.15 nm.

Hongkong, the Rt. Rev. R. O. February amounting to Hall, will preach the sermon, $38,581,084 is revealed in and the Commander British the financial statement Forces, Hongkong, Lieut-Gen. published in the Govern- Sir Robert Mannergh, will read

the lesson. ment Gazette this morning.

A Revenue Department patrol vessel com- manded by Revenue Inspector Hunt intercepted three junks, all proceeding to Macao, off Kau Yue Chow Island near Cheung Chau on the night of May 21, and found large quantities of oil produce and rubber tyres on board them. The cargo amounted to a total value of about $164,000, and

The result was to reduce the the whole was ordered confiscated when the case general revenue balance from. $230,890,580 to $102,315,602, but came before Mr Winter at Kowloon this morning. the reason was the payment during February of items total- Junk mistress, ling $53,440,073 under the head- were charged. On bourd ing of

Miscellaneous. Services found six Ordinary Kwok's Junk were

expenditure was

well drums of lubricating oil and below the month's revenue 25 drums of diesel oil, valued which totalled $25,413,957. ut $8,000, The Junk mistress was fined $150, and the super cargo $500.

The respective junk owners | Kwok Aly-sze. and cargo owners appeared on charges of attempting to export prohibiter goods,

The case that concerned the largest value goods was against Leung Mui, Junk mistress, and Chan Bing. super-cargo. They were charged with attempting a licence without uld attempting to export pro- hibited goods. The junk mistress was additionally accused of con- veying dangerous goods with- out

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cence. Involved were 26 drums br Jelly, zz drums of petroleum petrol, 51 drums of diesel oil. 17 drums of lubricating oil- cacli

containing rirum American gallons-13 tins of four gallons each of lubricating oil, 40 tins of four gallons such of kerosene, and 0.5 tons of diesel oll,

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Mr Winter issued a warning that he would increase fines considerably

if any similar cuses came before him.

PERSIAN OIL. DISPUTE

(Continued from Page 1) oll industry was not subject to arbitration.

Today's ultimatum followed an overnight warning by Kazem Hassibi, the Finance Ministry representative en the Oll Na- tionalisation Board, that Persia, 22 rubber tyres and with on immediate plan pre- iwo inner tubes.

pared, would take over Anglo-

The prohibited cluded

exports in-

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February revenue from duties during February was $5,784,542, bringing the total for 11 months to $65,506,341, nearly double the original estimate,

Under all headings, revenue for 11 months has exceeded iffe estimates for the whole year, the average being approximate-

The

tion

It was alleged by the prosecu- that on February 18 the accused, with three other men, Uncertain hinterland condi- robbed' Fung Sam of n gold tions ruled out a general election | finger-ring, a wrist watch and day. The Burmese, with naive about $20, Leung Man-ting of a decided to "singger" pair of earrings and Cheung Tai Ingenuity, the voting in their first post-or a jade finger

gold independence general elections chain and fountain pen, which will begin on June 12 and Taust be completed by January 4, 1952.

be

Mr

ring,

A. Flopton, Crown

prosecuting said that Counsel, at about midnight on February The 64-dollar question now 18 the four men went to an un-

is, "How fair will the election numbered hut in Li Yuk Village, Shamshuipo district. Each was With tho Socialists deter-armied with

ume

dugger with mined to retain power and the which they threatened the in- The case for the Crown opposition bent upon enting the antes.

was the one-party monopoly on freedom, was that the accused the chances of rough elections man who d the actual rob- are unlimited.

bing. He was identified after- Both the government and the wards. Opposition have accused each Three of the men arrested other of hiring gunmen to in- that evening were convicted at Пuence

the voting wherever the last Sessions. The accused cach has a majority.

was arrested a month later and was identified by two of the victims.

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It is now officially admitted

the country is not as peaceful Was once claimed. Rebels, bandits and "private armics" roam around vast tracts of the hinterland at will,

OPPORTUNITY TO RIG One excellent opportunity to rig the elections is offered by incompleteness of the the electoral rolls, Figures taken in the 1941 census were lost during

·

The hearing le proceeding.

BOAC Comet

Begins To

1

will the war and present population Break Records

be held on service will at Stanley Fort at 11 a.m, where the Chief of Staf Brig. M. S. K. Maunsell read the lesson. Another service figures are based upon the 1931 will be held at Lyemun Bar- census. It is from these figures are racks at the same time, where that the electoral rolls the lesson will be read by the

drawn up. · Non-government CCRA, Brig. D. W. Neilson. parties scanning the rolls assert Services in the Now Ter- the names of many eligible to ritories will be held at For vote arc missing-Associated East Farm and at Sek Kong at Press. 11 am.

Knights Of The

Bath Pageantry

13.20 per cent high 225,099,906 Revived

Expenditure Di

up to the end of February ex- ceeds the estimates by nearly $25,000,000, entirely explained by the increase under the head- ing of Miscellaneous Services

$37,521,500 from

$100,- 373,203 the majority of the items presumably being related to defence measures.

Revenue Inspector L.C. Mil-franian whether the British Official

lington said that the vessel was were willing to co-operate or intercepted at

at abou: 9.30 pm. not. and the cargo was found hid- den in various holds.

The Junk mistress was fined $300, and the super-cargo was fined $600.

ADAMANT "Anything we cannot, manage we will close down," he said in

statement to the

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Appointments

Were

Official appointments newspaper, Kalhan. Ho hoped the present

sent announced in the Government British staff and possibly Ameri-Gazette today as follows:--- can and other (unspecified) ex- Dr A. S.

London, May 24, King George today installed 29 Knights of the Grand Orier of the Bath at Westminster Abbey with

and a pageantry colour seldom seen in public.

The Order, one of the highest distinctions in Britain, takes its name from the old allegorical Initiation ceremony

which, in- cluded the bath, It was first awarded by King Henry IV.

ose installed Those

at the cere- mony--the first since 1996-in- cluded the King's own brother, the Duke of Gloucester, and Field Marthal Lord Montgomery

to be Moodle

of The second case Involved 44

inster Abbey was pack- rubber tyres and 29 inner tubes

સર્વ to the doors with a pri- valued at $40,000. The defen dants were Ho Yau, 50, junk Perls would help to work the Tuberculosis Specialist.

Mr J. Clarcy to be a Technical vileged throng of peers, states- industry, But if, through Bri- master, and Yum Cheung, 30, tish

Education Departmen and service chiefs, wear-

ing heir full regalla and They

non-cooperation, certain Instructor,

cloced ment. Super,

corationsRouter. by Mr F. D. Ham-Perations had to be

Mr T. D. Sarby I down, "that will mean loss of mond, who pleaded guilty on production and the Western Deputy Clerk of Councils, their behalf, and said that the world will suffer, but that will Mr C. G. M. Morrison to be junk master was offered $120

Oficer, Southern

wern

District our fault, he added. tour Salch, the Chairman District.

by Yum to take the goods to Allahyar

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defendant was Board, Mr D. C. Beny to be Assistant

of the Oil Nationalisation Bruce to the Social Welfare Oficer. today that the nationalised oil Mr R. J. Hardy to be; an industry would be run by a Assessor. 幕

afoki employed by the Foolt Wing firm of Macho whose master had bought the tyres and tubes in January last but had only recently instructed his foki to take them to Macap.

Ho You was fined $150, and Yum Cheung $500,

. In the Third case, Wong Chun-wah, super-cargO, and

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Parkstone, Dorset, May 24.* A bus strike picket оп д bicycle met his death here to- day in a collision with a bus driven by a non-striker.

thousand.. men striking, demanding recogni- tion of their "breakaway" union ond now time-tables, The driver of the bus was one of only six men who reported for duty, today. He took refuge in a' police station Reuter.

For anchoring in a prohibited orca off Green Island, Lau Yee- sap, 66-year-old master of Junk 2233V, was fined $10. by Mr T. B. Low at the Marine Court Defendant was this morning. fishing when caught yesterday afternicon.

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Court-Martial

Decision

Berlin, May 24.

A British court martial

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Cairo, May 24,

the world's Britain's Comet,

first and fastest jet airliner, ar- rived here today from London after halving the usual flight, time to

From

the Comet is to make fights to Nicosia, Cyprus and to Beirut, In the Lebanon,

operating problems

regular fights from

South

Africa.

exploring

ready for

Britain to

The Comet flew the 930 miles from London to Rome today in

day sentenced two privates of just over two hours, half an the 1st Bn-Manchester Regiment·|-hour- to 49 days' detention cach absence wihout leave in West on present time-tables. Germany.

The Comet, which had not They were Bandsman Ronald set out to break

any records, William Gores, aged 20, of Royal averaged 450 miles an hour. Oak, Camberly, Surrey, and with 29 aboard, including

people Bandsman James Royle, 18, of the crew and technical experts. 81 Inverness Road, Dukinfield, At least three Cometa havo.

and by the end of this Bown were absent on year or early in 1952 the world's true jet air March 4 Just before their unit first, scheduled was due to return to Britain for service is expected to be ruh- posting to the Far East-Reuter.ning-Reuter.

ahead of schedule--and for half the time taken by airliners

Cheshire. Both pleaded guilty.

Both men

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