1952-02-04 — Page 10

Clarke Chapman Winches

NGINEERING EDER.

ENTE

Escaped Czech Seeks Refuge

London, Feb. 3.

A Home Office, spokesman sad today a Czechoslovak diplomatic employee has up- plied for political asylum in Britain following a drama- tic esenpe from the Czechoslovak Embassy.

The man was identified us M. Rosa, reportedly employed as a courier

Embassy The 11

fashionable Belgrave Square,

The Brit-b Press As:ocialjaj The reported. without identifying is source, that this was the second mysterious fight from the Czech Embassy

in

Three

weeks. There was no official cinema-

ost tion or denial

the earlier

escape.

There still is considerable confusion about the dolls

Ruso's escaps.

Some published

accounts D

of

Brilish newspapers sald he fled

In the Embassy roof about # week ago, shinned down to the ground by a drainpipe and halled! passing patrol car asking for protection.

SURRENDERS

The other reports said the Embassy called in the Czech police after reporting a mun was climbing over the rool. Соря eurrounded the Embassy and Ron gave himself up to them pleading to be prrested.

Newspapers quoted him as anying "I was being held at the Embassy for questioning before being sent back to Prague. If that happens my life will bu forfeit." He was taken to u London police station.

Home Office spokesman said, "I cannot at present get in touch with the persons who know - tire full details, but Ro

definitely has applied for politica!{ asylum."

know nothing about second escape." the Home Office source declared.

The only persons who could be reached at the Czech Embassy declined to talk to newsman.—- Associated Press.

New Deputy High Commissioner

CHINA MAIL

Ready For Royal Visit

East Africans look with great interest at the gally decorated shop window of flags and Royal portraits in Nairobi, Kenya. Here is one of the many shops and streets decorated to welcome Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh who arrived in Nairobi last week.

London Express.

France Applies

New Restrictions On Imports

Paris, Feb. 3.

The French government, in an attempt to tonight save the country from economic ruin, announced that restrictions would be placed im- mediately on the import of non-essential goods from that other Western European nations and established

a priority system for dollar imports:

(Continued from page 1)

Department,

today sald Malaya's resistance to Cons- munist terrorism was ย essential part of the free

munism.

IS

With its dollar and gold reserves down to less than world's struggle against Com- 600,000,000 for the first time since the last devaluation in 1949, with the frane selling at an unofficial prica of 450 to the dollar; with French exporters finding it ever harder to sell their heavily-taxed and highly-priced pro- ducts, and with few dollars available from the United States, the government declared that it was forced to take provisional double action.

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Mr Landon sald in a radio #peech: "The United Status very sympathetic to the auti- Communist programme of the British in Mafaya; although we have no specifie military economic old programme for Malaya, the United States co-operating closely with The Economie Minister, M. Britain in supplying equipment Robert Buron, when he emerged and materials needed there," from an inter-ministerial con-

Mr Landon participated in discussion

"fference, sald in a prepared state- ment: "The unfavourable situa- Malaya unother Korcar Alto

of Mrs tion

payments with

of countries

the

on the

the

Lople

programme were

A. 9. Connery,

of member formerly

newspapermall, Mr L

Our

Radio Malayu, and an American European Payments Union has Lucas, been increasingly accented during vho recently visited the area.

the past few months." Mrs Connery sold the Malayan people recognised Communism M. Buron sald the import

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the enemy of their principal hopes-to

Catablished · 1845

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1952.

Possession Of Property

Claim Granted

A claim for possession of No. 163 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, was heard before the Chief Justice, Sir Gerard Howe, in the Supreme Court this morning, when plaintiffs were given judgment with costs.

Plaintiffs were Saw Saw-wan, widow, and Tan Thye- yong, merchant, both of 5 Ayer Rajah Road, Penang, in the Federation of Malaya, for whom Mr S.V. Gittina, instructed by Mr D. B. Evans, appeared. Defendant, Chan Ming-kit, described as an infant spinster, did not appear to contest the action nor was she represented by Counsel.

WHALERS

Mr Evans testifica that plaintiffs were the executors of and Tang Ah-choi, deceased, lived in Penang. The appointed for the plaintiffs in attorney

MAKE FREAK Hongkong was a weman, Chan

CATCH-

Hong-yin. Witness produced coples of the probate, power of

and attorney

memorial

the

registration of

concerned,

Mr Evans

Of groperty

added that he Elizabeth, NJ., Feb. 3. knew who the defendant was A whole as white as "Moby and said he thought she was cetan 16 or 17 years of age. She had Dick". the mythical manster

that

refused to quit the stirred the absolutely Imagination of the world for a premises, although efforts had century, was harpooned off the been made to improve her situa coast of Peru recently, a whaler, tion.

Secretariat for Chinese Affairs crew reported today.

The freak denizen of the deep and also Counsel, but no-state-- was taken by

of defence Norwegian meni

had been whalers working off the French filed, ship Anglo-Norse, which dock-

Modern

the

ern whaling methans never gave Moby Dick a chance to show any ght. The new 160-pound harpoons shot from a gun make the biggest of whales helpless atmost natantly, thei crewmen said.

Dale

plant Landerslager, manager of the Archer Daniels Midland Company, suld crew- men of the Anglo-Norse swore

LENTEX

She had consulted The

Living Language

Why we say Etiquette.

A strictly literal trans- Jation of this word from the French is ticket or

· label, but it has acquired the meaning of a code of rules. governing behaviour. because ceremonial occasions at Court guests used to be given an "etiquette" or ticket. on which was written their instruc- tions on procedure,

од

Mail Notices

Latest umes of posting at G.P.O. ANG At Kowloon Post Oest registered articles and parcel malls close

bour carlier than the ordinary mail times shown below!

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4 By Alt

Borneo,

Host of

the highway

Murder Trial: Legal. Arguments

Arguments concerning the admissibility. of statements by the accused to the police are being heard in the ab- sence of the jury at the trial of L Ming, 24, un employed and Ko Kam-wah, 21, unlicensed hawker for alleged murder at the Crim- inal Sessions this morning,

Li and Ko are, accused of being responsible for the death of a 25-year-old amah, Kon For, who was stabbed in the stomachi during an armed robbery at 527 Canton Road, top

floor, Inst August 24.

DRINK

Coca-Cola

From The Filos

100 Years Ago

Hongkong

cared about, we are sure, by so The affairs of this place are few who live cut of it, that we close are almost inclined to our monthly summary without even mentioning the name of to glean all they may, per- Hongkong; leaving our renders chance,

wish to know cutof in which the per columns, principal events

of the month are, already duly recorded. Our

printing

de- overseer in the

italis partment

us, however, that he wants a

a few

more. fines

write

Li is being defended by afr to fill a vacant space and of A J. Clifford (instructed by necessity we must

Although Hongkong Messrs Hastings and Co.) and something." Ko by Mr P. Chen and Miss is a place of so little note that S.C. Chan (instructed by Mr If the whole of it had been

| L. J. d'Almada Remedios).

turned the other

way or the other

cared

but

we take it,

Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr, assisted / at large would ha the world by Det. Sub-Insp. T. Kavanagh very little about it either one la prosecuting,

This morning the jury retired yet it is a fine field for a sews- while Mr Justice Gould beard paper editor to cun a

subject evidence from Police witnesses to write upon; and what, with

its and the accused concerning the

climate-its garrison-its taking of the statements.

government -- its community The jury, three men and four generally, and the hordes

It's women, were told to return at freebooters that haunt.

shores not forgetting 2.30

this afternoon when the

Four gallant p.m. trial will proceed.

Navy"

and the services they render to the common

wealth We are never at a loss. Let

Japan & p.m. via B.C.Ap.m., N.W.A.L.

Philippines, N. C.P.A

Indo-Chins, 5 p.m., C.P.A.

"By surfaco Macau, 12.30 pm: & p.m. sa Tak Shing/Fatahan.

Shing/Fashan

Island 5.6

INTERIOR DECORATION

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 By A Malaya, Ceylon, Pakistan. Middle East Africa, Great Britain, Europa,

p.m., B.O.A.C.

By Surface Macau, 12.30 pm; d pan. sa Tak

Both members and the public China, People's Republic, 6.30 am have often requested that the train via Canton.

YWCA arrange a series of 100- Philippines, 10 AJA

tures on Interior Decortalen, "Jahan, noon, Hongkong Trans-and tomorrow afternoon t 3 port

o'clock, Mr Murray Ayrley USA noon, as Jacob Luckenwho is an expert on the subject will cover the groundwork and history of interior decoration

Mr Aynsley

has asked that the four lectures to follow, which will cover the practical

KAD.

bach.

Japan, Koros, 5 p.m. 8.0.A.C Formens, 6 p.m., HK. Airways, By Surface Macao, 13.30 pan:: p.m., as Tok Shing/Fatahan.

China, People's Republic, 8.30 am, train via Canton.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 -

By Air Siam. Burma, Pakistan, Great Britain, Europe, & ad via B.O.AC. Indo-China, 5 pm., Air Vietnam. Philippines, N. Borneo, Bp., C.P.A.

and theoretical aldostern

until the arrival of his

and

of

of

us deal with each head in thu arder we have named them, so far as we have room, and first as to

OLIMATE

Not a drop of rain has fallen for upwards of three months (barring a five minutes' shower. a day or so ago.) Barometer during the past month, mean range 30 degrees 07'

Ther mometer du degrees, --- The former a little above, the lutter a little below, the average of the month, The Winds, as usust in January, principally (say two thirds) from the Eastward, Northwart and Eastward.

GARRISON

or

Health of Troops GOOD not a bad case out of 40 of the 59ths now in Hospital, and only. one death in that corps, during the month. Ordnance 12 sick,

Rifles 24 aici

alldes from England, which may coincide with a visit by Mr Koehn from Japan, who is well- known for

his knowledge Chinese Japanese

Arts

Crafts, по no Bower arrangement and 2 and miniature gardens

and and landscapes. He is arriving for a fortnight's lecture tour some- time next month.

Tomorrow's lecture will take place in the YWCA's. rooms at 11 Duddell Street at 3 p.m. -

6

total number

since last report 3. in same period last You sick 'say 82, against 110 last

year. Lieutenant Wilson E. and the who were

artillerymen

Chan Ho Hang-yin, widow, ed here yesterday after a seven- of 127 Gloucester Road, third month expedition in the South floor, said she managed the Pacific

with a cargo of whole plaintiffs properties in Hong oil valued at. $2,000,000,

kong. No 183 Waterloo Road The white whale apparently had been let to Li Po-yuen for way a full-grown sperm whale, a term of three years prior to 50 tons in weight and 50 feet Mar

March 1, 1051, and the term “WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY I

on the last day long. It was promptly rendered expired

of

By Air into unromantic blubber,

February last year.

Philippines, Guam, Hawaii, U.S.A, She then

**** Canada, 8 aim. vin P.A.L._ crew said, despite the fact that let the premises to Poon Lat

Formosa, Japan, 10 am. C.A.T. It was the first ever harpooned. month's rent was received and

for $300

month. per

Slasti, One P.O.A.S.

India. Burma.

Deon MADE HELPLESS

USA, Canada, & pm. PA.A. she then made no further de- Malaya, Indonesia Australia, New mands for rent as the deten Zealand, 5 p.m., C.P.A. dant had- entered into occupa- tion.

on Defendant had по authority to do so and though she was asked to leave, she re- fused. Witness thereupon | Instituted legal proceedings.

NO RENT PAID She added that defendant was still in occupation, and was to him that this was not just living in the house with mon a light-coloured whale, hut real albino with a touch

bers of her family, of

had ever

ever been paid by defen-Shing/Fatalan. at the flippers. He said blue

picture cont, and the loss suffered as a they showed him a of the whale and it looked result was 11 months' rent

Granting the application for white to him.

Remington Kellogg,

the Chief Justice of the Possession. National Museum in Washing-

made an order for possession East, Africa, Great Britain, Europe, ton, described by mammologists

within 14

also granted 14 days. He a declaration that defendant wOH as the greatest authority in whales in the United States, not entitled to occupy or enter said he had never heard of a premises, and an in while whale being caught be her servants

a pon

restraining defendant, fore,, but he added. "It is always

or agents from possible there can be albinos occupying or entering upon the in any

For unauthorised selling form of mammal." premises and interfering in any

The market renoted to the United Press.

way with plaintiffs' right to use cinema tickets; Lai Hung, 28, report and Hongkong, Hotel And possession of the same.

unemployed, was fined $50 by shares advanced by a dollar. His Lordship

awarded Mr. further

Mr. Horace Lo at Kowloon this However, when the China plainting damages in the sum morning. Inspector Dewar said Mall contacted Mr A. Sommer-honour insland of a discredit to him. of $300 per month from March Lat was arrested outside the felt, Secretary of the Hongkong 1, 1951, until

Sun possession, and costs of the action. He ordered of three a stay of execution weeks upon the damages and costs with liberty to apply.

wh

Anglo-Egyptian Six Men Face

Talks

(Continued from page 1) of those who suffereti as a

sult.

and strengthen the economy of increase French exports to the was burned the peninsula.

"All parts of Malaya-Euro- European Zone, as well poons, Malayans, Indians and dollar-paying markets, would be

Chinese are working together .towards a common end because

they have common interests," she said,

Mr Laics sold' ho doubted

**

announced shortly.

FEWER DOLLARS

The move was prompted in

זי

Serious Charge

re-licence,

United Press, .800 ARRESTS

Cdiro, Feb. 3. Eight hundred people have two restriction was a "provigional" been arrested as a result of the deo measure and would go into effect Cairo riots of January 26, when self-government and to expand tomorrow. A second plan to much of the commercial centre out and several lives were lost, the to British

Minister of the Interlor, El Marlaghy Bey, an- nounced tonight mbassador, Sir

The British Ralph Stevenson, yesterday con- ferred for an hour with Hafez that Malaya was another Korea great part by the slowdown in

Ann Patha, chief of King. in the sunse

Farouk

Royal that the Chineso expected dollar grants from the

Cabinet at Communists were likely to United States. France expected Abdin launch an aimed attack there to receive $800,000,000 for the Egyptian press reports "If there la' another

fiscal year which ende next Julygested that Sir Ralph would be Indu-Chian, but for the first half of the take preliminary stops to renew belleve it will 'first," he said.—United. Press.

the Anglo-Egyptian negotiations current fiscal year France has which have been at a standstill received only $200,000,000

since Egypt abrogated the 1936 M. Buren said the new policy Anglo-Egypilan, treaty, last Octo talled for cutting

reports said that Shiahed manufactured products Abdel Fattah Amir Pasha, who atut placing high priority on the was recently recalled, as the import of vital

raw materials

Egyptian Ambassador to Brilala, from the United States, notably would return to his post its [stre} and evalua

London this week.

INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUT to speed up report of The press reports an

· A žas, à and à ord total 12 nointe :. thoro, ses seven ruleysus parutions of 12) put, zinos three. Kaconda, krs-worth (three points more than two firsts, the boins ́agala dan only be 8, 8, 1

A first mixer therefore sureted

London Redress-Berules.

The

11:

Charged with possession of a 38 Smith and Wesson revolver and six rounds without 1 six persons were re- manded for three days Pelice custody by Mr Horace Lo at Kowloon this morning.

Defendants were Li Wah-lin, 34, unemployed, Chan Fung, 25, unemployed, Liu Yat-tal, 37, uni- employed, Teo Hol, 26, paper unemployed, Lau Yat-tal, 37, box maker, The Por, 28, un- employed, and Kan Fun, 87, fold. They were aleged to have had the arma in their possession on-Saturday,

Radio Hongkong

HK.T.

m,

No

the

No rent

Certificated Engineer

By Surtice Macao, 11.30 pam.; 6 p... as Tak China, People's Republic. 8.30 30. train via Canton,

Formosa, am. Poyang.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

Dy Al Slam, India, Pakistan,

Pam, via B.0.A.C.

Lung

A

Intercepted in Kowloon Bay while coming in from Moon, near Swatow, with cargo of live pigs on Saturday Ng Pak, 44, coxawal of motor Junk M3421, was fined $50- by Mr. W. Sprague at the Marine, Court this morning for being underway without a certificated engineer..

Defendant explained that 6, Programme Summary; after leaving Lung Moon, his Children's Half Hour-presented by engineer became ill and WAR

rabeth Ann (Studio) 6.30 Par taken ashore at Swntow. turuese Hole Hour (Studio) un enld he had, to continue, his trip sinul, World News and News Ansigala (Lendon Relay); 2,15,Bone because of the pigs on board. by John McHugh (Tenor); 750, United Nations Album: 1,4), Artisi of the Wodk-Wilhelm Kempit (Piano); 750, Weather Heport; t. Fair Maid, of Parth-Sulle (fizet): 8,13, Dal Van Der Linden and his Metropole Orelipstra: 20, What I Liko-presented by Beth Wates (Studio]: 0. The Bing Crosby, Show (VOA); 0.30, A Concert · by Massed Brass Bands From the Royal Albert-Hall, London, (UPCTS), com- :: For fitting eight secret -cam-

derto-Concerto for "Calo in D Minor

Junk's Secret

Compartments

Ho

"CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE tached to the principles of the lackMinistry' of 'the. Interior ducted by Denia Wright; 10," Con- partments to his. 180-pleu) Ash='.

Pep Anawber

He said: "Franco remains at- Organization

́estahilalı-

Issue official Identity ards to public, officials whose European duties involve

their mentoring 1 Indivisible. 2 The moon. Economic Co-operation, but homes, and public 9. Because, it, was first made the government is forced to from gold Imported from Ure suspend its adherence for the ments, according to Cairo Radio.

Radio. said f'chat Guinen Coast of West Africa. time being Restrictions will be. Ministry, feared that in the Im 1813; 4. Jason, 6, Fsur done away with one by one aS || MARRAK

present circumstances, some pogles B. S. American spotted our financial altuation im- rodent..

Code proves”; United Press,

the

(Lalo)-Andre Navarra (Cello) - med ing Junk, F01H, Wong Kau, 41;

L'Orchestra –– da .. L'Association... des | was

Fournet; 30.30, Chanson Francsize{

$200 by Mr. W

Canceria Colonae cond. by Jan Sprague at the Marine Court 1043, Danielog Time with the RA, MIS TE

morning. Dance Archgateus 31," Radio Newsreel

(Recorded Relay); 11.15, Goodnight Satu. Cepted off Wanchai. Int.

seven of the compart- Musi01:139, Weather Report;" God Save The King: 11.50, Close down..ments were found la the bulk-/

heads while one was found near the crew's quartare near-the

PR troublemakers. would enter

homes and 'menta" by" pretending to be re Apresentatives of Ministries, Government, administrailonas ar companies-Reuter,

and public stabilah Seeks Pen Friendsh

Printed, and published by WILLIAM, ALICA GĦIDYAMOS and on behalf of Bouth China Morningpedig Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, for the Colony of Hongkong

17

J. Rosenberg, (60, Shloma Defendant said he used the Hannlech, Tel-Aviv, Israbi, In-: compartments, to alors rice ami terested in exchanging stamps of that they were there when the. the British Empire, Mal

vessel was bought.

Middia

TICKET-SCALPER FINED $50

of

Sale Of Lido

Rumoured

Reports were circulating In Ice House Street this morning that the Hongkong and Shang- bai Hotels, Ltd., "had sold the Lido at Repulse Bay.

Wah Theatre, Sal Yeung and Shanghai Hotels, Lid,, he Chol Street, yesterday, while said he knew nothing about the offering for sale, 70-cent-tickels reported deal, and had heard at 80, cents cach

nothing concerning it..

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

your oldest son,”

so severely injured at the untimely explosion mentioned in our last overland Bummary, ure doing well.

GOVERNMENT.

The ·Government. - We Ceannot Write no dart when we come to this subject, which to be dealt with pro Derty should be treated under separata heads, Commencing with the head of the Government we would like to tell all we think of the plan for rebuilding the Chinese town to which His Excellency has given approval; but. this matter musí sland över; *** disminćeg it for the present - with the remark tha4-21.30, has an excel- lent opportunity for redeeming the character for the Governmentahip which he has lost since he came here, and that. H. Lailed to toko. advantage of the

opportunity. Bonham's Towns might have been ar

The legislative coupeli ara omolatly. reported to have sanctioned. two Ordinances during the month, and we have, heard several very severe remarks passed on the members of the said Council for having given sanction to pay. Ordinances of "the kind. These have been enacted, so recently, that we have hardly had time to scan the purport of them;— but will see whether or not there is ground for complaint before the next mall leaves. Perhaps Ker Gracious Majesty's legal advisors will be good enough to allow them to stand over unul our opinion is duly recorded. We said our opinion--not that al- together, but the opinions of others also: some have already gone so far as to stigmative them As "very, un- constitutional”.

one.

"There is not an office under the Government but we could fill-pages about, but we must confine further notice to onektile, pubject—a little subject and yet. very save The Colonial Becretary and his pras tags: the Chist Miglefrate, of Polles, having“ reid omes when Government - salaries were paid in dollars Spanish, A species of coin which, unlike Kig-. llah eurrenez, fi a marketablo çam- modity in China-sometimes, above sometimes, below, paradisajikñed at susing pollars * Spanish hold a con- "siderable premium over other quina during the year now, endod, hava -conspired, and have induced other amelala, to join the conspiracy,; to commit an onslaught on the, common sente of Her Majesty's Secretary: 'of Blate for the Coloniest, and, in a path tion to the Governor, they have asked. 11:5 Extrelleney, to -ŝoln- thom, dri pravine, that the present) mirsenmi regulations be done away with, and that they shall be paid in the sime www: that Canton, mercantile assis- fants are paid (vix, fa; Bollers, Franish, or in English coins,—or, in Mexicans, or in Rupses, et the cur rant exchange of the day--that “is to say, if appslah bears a premium of 10 per cent orgy English poinEKET! (they shaft have ten per cent shom and na an argument in their Tavode thov, says it can make (ho" manner of, difference to the Coloki[A] Treme [surer, for, ha...' can i prrangol) for receipt of the money so that it shall Tally" with his paymerit of IL-8)," by this rule,vingtest.ot: #12.000/62. Colonial, revanja20) umus; unfortunate Polynists are to make that pwanym ́thrie, Ewenty-tve...thousspå vennda 8-year," whenever? Spanish, DODATA -hold, vim premium, giving: 15 that: mnount."Amore mutingross, burf- newit - bas never been our fotilo take notices of and 23 whelber. His Expoliertese* ̈recommende 'the' preve or whether he dow-not, they may Tyst ́mtified as to the rOUNT OF TA