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Defence Weapons: "Astounding" New U.S. Developments
West Point, Mar. 16.
The United States armed forces are "on the threshold" of new developments that "completely astound" even the most optimistic planners, the Army Chief of Staff, General J. Lawton Collins, said today.
Gon. Collins saluted all armed forces, but particularly the Army, in his Founder's Day address at the 150th birthday anniversary of the US Military Academy.
Pinay's Second Salvo
in
at
'Daylong observance was held the rest of training oflers who led the nation's soldiers in every war since 1802,
The 150th anniversary celebra- tion was opened on January 5, but today's observance was the main one for it was March 16, 1802,
thai President. Thomas Jefferson signed the Congres- sional Bill authorising West Point to train officers for the regular army.
The day was celebrated at
Paris, Mar. 16. The second salvo Premier Pinay's campaign Army Installations throughout to lower prices in expected to be fired at a Cabinet meeting here tomorrow.
the world and messages poured into the Academy from President Truman, General Omar N. Brad- ley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs
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MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1952,
New French Premier Discusses Plans
M. Pinay (left), the new French Premier, outlines to reporters his plans for saving France from the economic and financial crisis which confronts the nation. -London Express.
EGYPTIAN
Ministers are expected to take hower, Commander of the North steps to speed up the usual sea-Atlantic Treaty Army in Europe, sonal fall in fruit and vegetable and other top army officers prices As part of the general
of Staff, General Dewight Eisen- RIOTERS
fight against inflation to which Gen. Collins, the principal M. Pinay is pledged.
upeaker, paid tribule to the
One step, "was" thought, jarmies of the past and present might be a revival of the system and forecast stantling new deve- whereby retailers were obliged lopments in the armies of the
display wholesale and retail future. He said that prices.
may also missiles, "atomic
Lo
SENTENCED
Cairo, Mar. 16. Five Egyptians were sen- gulded fenced to hard labour or This systern
weapons," jel be applied to fish, nearly doubled planes, "tremendously powerful prison terms varying from
since price
Just year.
ammunition" and many other seven to 12 years today for in the price advances are all creating a new setting on fire and looting The first salvo campaign came yesterday when framework of defence.United the Orochi Back Department
ordered a re- Press, the Guverninent
store during Cairo's "Black Saturday" riols on January 26.
duction from 48 to 44 francs a
litre for milk. The four. franc reduction comes into effect to-
morrow.
A further reduction De Gaulle
may be ordered from May 1.
The Government also decided Loses. Another yesterday to release for sale
1,000 tons of Danish butter stored
ainer last year,
The price of this butter is to
he fixed later but a reduction of
Supporter
of
Paris, Mar. 16.
was
25
were
DC-
Fourteen others quitted by the Supreme Milltary Court in the second of a series of trisis under martial inw.
Three other Egyptians were sentenced to hard labour terma ranging from six to 16 years for Belting fire to the Groppi Ten Room and Dolls Cabaret during the riols,--Reuter.
BECRET TRIAL
A court is er to Rive
about 10 per cent is expected. Senator Pierre Loison, member Cheese prices have been falling of the French Upper House, an- for a fortnight owing to naronounced his resignation from the
Mar. 16, plentiful supplies and are ex-Rally the French People,
its pected to fall slit further. General Charles de Gaulle's
verdict tomorrow in the secret Reuter,
Party, last night.
trial of Ahmed Hussein, leader Al Ishterakeya (National The resignation
inter-of the preted in political circles Socialist)
Party and Soliman Khalek and Abdel Another sign hat De Gaulle faces Zachary
*editors.of the Party's a major rift within the ranks Tikiyah, over his retusal to put the newspapers Al Ishtarakeys and
Mfar el Gatat respectively. nation's economic crisis
above perzonal political
They are accused of crimes of ambitions, Senator Lolson, who gave no lese majeste, fomenting a revolu- the tion, and attempted coup d'etat to overthrow the Government third Member of Parliament to break away from the de Gaullists and the established social regime
Labour Party Enunciates New Policy
London, Mar. 16. Labour Party policy in the
will be next election
shaped world mutual around, a
ald plin, a Party pamphlet said to
dhe pamphlet,
prepared by Michael Young, Labour Party research adviser, sald proposals would be presented for giving economic aid to the people of Asla and Africa, "many of whom suffer from the kind of British poverty which makes
of
reason for his move,
in less than one month,
Was
in
Egypt.
The trial is not connected with the Cairo riots of January 28,
Ahmed Hussein defended him-
self. T Twenty other prominent lawyers took his defence in a week-long secret hearing.
Living Language
Why we say Booking- office:
In Britain one applies for a railway-ticket at the booking-office, which is a relic of coaching-days when in order to secure a seat in a coach a travel- ler would enter his name in a book at the stage- coach proprietors' office. One books a room in an hotel, too, which is more -accurate because one's name is actually entered in the booking register.
Notices
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MONDAY, MARCH 17 By Alr Japan, 5 p.m. B.Q.A.C. Formosa, Okinawa, USA.. 'Canada, 5 p.m.. N.W.A.L
Philippines. N. Borneo. 5 p.m. C.P.A.
Indo-China.
only). P.m., C.F.A.
(Tankin
By Surface Macao. 12/18 p.m.; & p.m.
Tak Shin TUESDAY, MARCH 18
Two Depulles resigned from the Rightist faction, largest bloc in the National Assembly, during the investiture vote for Fremler Antoine Pinay and 23 other de Gaullists refused to cast ballots against Pinay as directed by the General. The 27 abstentions had a direct hand in the fire- | Zealand. u a.m.; via C.P.A.
Ahmed Hussein, a lawyer, is also held on charges of having
Ion
Le
By Air Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, Now
Indo-China, France, North & West
gave M. Pinay a surprise victory, raising events of January 20-Africa, 10 a.m., Air France.
United Press.
austerity seem a poradise SIDE GLANCES
plenly"
Young said there was almost universal agreement that the growth of population in India should be limited as soon and 119 drastically as possible be- cause of the amount of famine there. He said the population increased by 42,000,000 between 1041 and 1951 and was expected to rise 20,000,000 more by 1950. "No economy can Indefinitely stand an Increase of this kind, he wrote. "Indle must proceed with family limitation to vital part of the programme for Increasing the standard of
hus
The Party's Left Wing, head- ed by Aneurin Bevan, argued that money being spent on arms should be
funnelled
into a work mutual aki plan. —
"United Press.
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Sentenced to long terms of imprisonment and to caning for their part in the robbery of the Sin Hua Trust, Savings and Commercial Bank, Marina House, on September 10 last year, Chan Sang, 25, and To Lam-sin, 25, both unemployed and with several aliases to their names, appeared before the Full Court of Appeal this morning.
same time.
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MORDECAI MALA-
They brought #n application case, in view of the history of for leave to appeal against their your family that they
we respective sentences which they starving and that you had to fice from China, we have decided to alleged were too severe,
Chan Sang was sentenced by reduce the sentence in your cate.
such By occasions, Mr Justice Gould on January 30 The sum of money involved was Government House, feet to 14 years hard labour and not very great. We reduss 12 strokes of the cane. At the sentence to one-and-a-half years
The MR To Lam-sin was sen- on each charge, concurrent. tenred to 11 years and 12 strokes. fact that you have no previous GROWTHER, has an Auction of Both men had pleaded guilty conviction also weighed with us CAPE BARNACLES of he to a charge of robbery with in reducing your sentence, and Mart,
TERMS OF SALE-Pasmnl eggravation of $307,700 from the this will date from December 19 momorrow at noon,
to be mado Bank.
not last." Chan
Oricens On arraignment, Cheung Wut Picayunes; and it parties can by Counsel, but Me represented
make instructed had pleaded guilty to the two not
payment in that ' by Mr Poter Mo, Lam-sin, and made, a plea in was said that he had been trail- not trouble the Auctioneer to mitigation on his behalf.
ed while going from shop to record their bids; Mr M. M's
Sin
Way
In New
Brook A. Brewed for Tof counts preferred against him. It species of coln they had better ·
on
+
of
instructions packets
being to sell the the forged 10- Barnacles for Picayunes or not
sell at all.
sentence
Indictment
Fenton, who
was examined at
The Full Court this moming shop purchasing comprised the Chief Justice, Sir cigarettes with Gerard Hawe, and the Senior cent notes, Pulsne Judge, M: Justice Wil-plication for leave to
Ting Yau-kit, 25, had his ap- appeal liams.
It has been left for our Act- Present in Court to listen to against his
of seven Ing Attorney General, Mc proceedings was Mr Justice C. W. years' hard labour for possession Bridges, to indict the Pirate Reece, newly appointed Pulsne of arms and ammunition re-
fused. He was. Judge.
caught by the FAMILY TIES
Police with fully loaded re- the Police Magistrate's Once on Asked what they had to urge volver tucked in his waist-band. the 10th instant, and stands re- their own behalt in their Appellant said he had been manded until the 24th, in order applications, first appellant sold asked by a senter officer to take procure the evidence of the he had aged parents, a wife and the weapon to Formosa. He Portuguese who were present at been in Lieutenant Miranda in June last.
the murder of the lamented children to support. He said himself had formerly Li Kam-shing, 36, mer- he wanted his sentence reduced the Chinese Nationalist Army,
golden Mr Bridges hos goin Dismissing the appeal, Mr opinions by the course taken to
has gained. chant, of
Bonham so that he would be able to 74,
Justice Williams remarked that Strand
out into the world again at an East, Arst floor, (early date in order to be present) for years the Courts had passed event this miscreant from get
altogether away. Fenton facing two counts of re- at the death-beds of his parents.
heavy sentences with a
ting a view to has been audaciously celving and conspiracy, was Second
prowling put crimes of pos309- appellant remarked that stamping
about pilt streets daily, since
his discharged by Mr Poon in his case he did not consider sion of arms and this was well- Yan-hot at Central this his sentence too heavy, but he known to everybody. The Couth deren acquitai
an the charge of
which
everyone because he emphasised, niso sought a reduction beca morning when Mr A. J. It was his first offence and he view of such cases.
who heard the indictment read fordsaw would be the case; the Another man, Lol Chiu-san only wonder being that he was Clifford for the Prosecution had aged parents, a wife and
seven was sentenced to in a private prosecution children and younger brothers who
allowed to go out of the Court, offered no evidence against and alsters dependent upon him. years hard labour and 12 strokes when he might, then and there enquired of Mr of the cane for possession of a have been at once committed on The Court defendant and asked the w.A. Blair-Kerr, Crown loaded revolver, also had his the charge for which he is now
Counsel. the
for the application for leave to appeal in confinement.
· reason differentiation in the sentences against his sentence refused. of the accused.
He claimed he had merely
Livo
cases
The
look
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serious
acquital
n-
Crow's Ordeal
mur-
case to be withdrawn.
Mr M. A, da Silva, who ap- peared for defendant, pleaded not guilty to both charges.
Mr Blair-Kerr replied that picked up the weapon, and did Defendant was charged with in the ease of the first appellant not know it was against the law receiving
The Brigantine "Alligator, the Trial Judge of the Colony to be in possession 14 cases of flints, he had asked four cases of zip-fasteners and to take into consideration three of it.
Capt. Baker, which arrived hero
on the 10th instant, of playing cards, additional counts of robbery.
"MISLED" PLEA to have been
brought on as passengers from knowing them
Refusing leave to appeal to i
Guam Captain Boysen and the obtained by
Sentenced to false pretences, both appellants, the Chief Jus
eight years crew of the wrecked Danish The goods were alleged to be ice, addressing first appellant, hard labour and 12 strokes of ship
ship "Canton". This vessel, it the property of Kwong Hing said: "Not only were you guilty the cane for a robbery with ag- appears, loft Valparaico, on the Lung, Yat San, Hong, Hip of
this
robbery, Lat you were gravation at Chang Hing Vil 17th of December last, bound to Hing Hong, Man Kang Hong and also concerned in threa other lage, Kowloon, on November 2 this
On the port via Manila, Yu Ming Hong.
robberies. We see no reason to by Mr Justice Gould
on De-
31st of January, about 5 am. Defendant was
additionally interfere with your sentence." comber
last, 21
three
when in about 14 men,
degrees. 86' charged, with conspiring together
North Latitude, and 160 degrees To the second appellant, his Chan Chung, Wong Bi-tung and with Leung Chau, to prevent by Lordship said: "You yourself Ha Chung asked for a reduc- 11' E. Longitude, she struck on means of Betitious pledge the have anld your sentence is not tion of sentence on the grounds a reef, and very soon became a return of 14 cases of flints, four
total too severe. If it errs at all, it that they had been misled inta
wreck. It wes pitchy cases of zip-fasteners, and five era on the side of lenloney, and committing the robbery.
dark at the time, and the crew, cases of playing cards, obtained you yourself know why. We see all said they had been asked fit.een in number, with diff- by the said Leung Chau on no reason to interfere with your by a man to accompany them cul
culty succeeded in securing the December 21, last year from sentence."
on a walk, but the man took long boat Four men had got Kwong Hing Lung, Yat San
three
into the jolly boat with a view additional counts them instead to commit the Hong, Hip Hing Hong, Man Kang which firat appellant had asked robbery.
to discover their position, when Hong and Yu Ming Hong. the Trial Judge to take into
The Magistrate ordered
The Chief Justice pointed out heavy roll of the pro- out videntially lifted-it away from consideration in passing sentence to the appellants that they had goods to be returned to
the wreck, and on to an inner the concerned the robbery of $294,- entered the house they robbed defendant.
rock 726 and US$3,320 from the Chase at 3.40 in the morning, held reef,
some five feet Bank; $73,854 from the Nanyang up the occupants with knives the men landed, and, at low above high watermark, where Commercial Bank; and jewellery and scissors blades, took pro-
water, about sun down, suc- worth $35,278 from the Hong-perty from the occupants and
ceeded in getting near enough to the vessel to take a line, with saw no reason to interfere with BUCCESSFUL APPEAL
which they succeeded in drag- sentences imposed. Che appellant, Cheung Wut, the
successful in his op- Li Kam-tang, 21, sentenced Bing their comrades through the
surf into safety. On this rec Appeal Avo years' hard labour and
they remained, repairing the his sentence Lgainst
of two
12 strokes of the canc for
long boat, for a period of ten taxi driver in Kowloon, had his
with
but a little biscuit and plea ter 'a reduction of sen water, they started for Guam,
refused. tence
The Full Court distant upwards of 1400 miles, remarked the sentence was not which they succeeded in roach excessive.
ing on the 24th (100 miles a He pleaded he had an aged day) The "Alligator" brings mother in Shanghal to support, Sydney papers to the end of. and he had been led by others December, from which we have to commit the crime. It was so made one or two selections re his first offense.
garding the Gold fields. The Regia" from Shanghai, and the "Flash" henes, via Manila, had both marived.
St.
the
Patrick's
kong Jewellery Company, stabbed one of them, The Court
was
Day Observed piscation for leave to
to
Macao,, 12.30 p.m.; 0 p.m., sa Lee Patrick's Day, a short but im-]sion of forged 70 for posses- robbery with aggravation of a days, when, on the 10th ultimo,
Hong/Tak Shbig-
China People's Republic, 8.30 am. train via Canton.
Indo-China, 10 a.m., sa Helikon, Canada, 10 a.m., «s Martin Bakke. Japan, 3 pini., is WacorTA,
ASSAULTED
POLICEMAN
pressive
In commemoration of st years' hard labour
10-cent notes, and ceremony took place four years concurrent for ulter-į at the Cenotaph, Statue Square, ing forged 10-cent notes. this morning, when Mr. E Cheung clained
he did not Farrell, Prezident of Blow the notes were forgeries Patrick's Society, Laid a wreath and that they were given to In the shape of the traditional him by someone elsu. harp of Ireland.
The Court asked Me Blair Kerr for some information con- cerning the appellant.
The lament was played by two buglers from the Royal Ulster Rifles and on the bagpipe
Mr Blair Kerr sald the op
by. Piper A. Wilson of the same pollant was a married man with battalion.
four children. Не Wie Ar Bociety and He first came to Hongkong in members of the Pleading guilty to charges of their wives were Sir Gerard August, 1030, after having pre- assaulting a police officer and Howe, Chief Justice, and Mr viously served in the Chinese Nationalist Army. Due to the obstructing him in the execu-DR. Bland, Hon. Secretary. Natio
Heading the gathering of rested in November last year. Fire Victims
wakker,
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6. ProgramMO Summary: 0.02, Children's Half Hour presented by A distribution of rice was Elizabeth Ann (Studio); 8.30, Portu-
Defendants were also ordered Gorman.
A Police detachment under the few months before the the Civil Aviation Employees Artist of the Week Josch Holtetz
to
be bound over in the sum o $250 for one year.
1
tion of his duty, Able Seamen Also present were Mr Justice political situation some two years John Campbell and G. R. Ear- Williams, Senior Pulane Judge, ago, he had to flee to the both of HMS Constance, the Hon. C.E. M. Terry, the Colony for refuite. When ho were ined $120 and $76 respec- Hon. D.J.S. Crozier, Mr J.C.M. arrived, he claimed to have made to the Tung Tau Village guess, Half Hour Studio). T
Grenham, Surg. Capt. J. G. had $2,000, but had spent
fire victims at the HK and mal, World News and News tively by Mr Hin-shing Lat
Analysis (London Relay); 2.18. Come bron Maguire RN, and Mr W. J. it all as he had
un Kowloon Weaving and Dyeing into the Parlour (DBCTS) Music and Central this morning.
able to find employment, In Merchants Association and at Bonge from Northern Ireland 2.5.
(Violin): 7.50, Weather Report: B.. Association, Kowloon City, this Malodies from Lesiansi, 0.50, Zako of Chief Inspector G. E. Willerton offence, he had depended оп The Police said that at 11.45 ined one aldo of the Cenotaph the charity of friends for the much person received while presented by Nancy.
Bushell The support of his wife and family, three cattles. p.m, on Saturday at Jaffe Road, square during the ceremony.
It appeared that he came into The rice was donated by Show (VGA) D.30; Tellers of Tales -(BDCT})"Miss Macintosh" 'read -by defendants attempted to open
possession of the forged 10-cent local public associations.
| the Autior arthur Marshali;: 245,«. The distribution will continue Waltz Time Andre Kostaionats and
Orchestra; 10, Concarto:-Concerto. unill' Thursday. Neka no doubt, Crown Counsel ro-
No. 3 in C Major, Op. 28:12cokone:) markod, that he knew they
Begbring
on March 24 and...Berze Prokodelt (Piano), and the intervened. he Was 1. On August
by Piero Chines General Chamber of Francaire with Charity Transi and 'and van Sut of the
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Win- Counched. atterent
no previous conviction.
Crown Counsel further agreed Core will distribute $10 party Druberion 10.5 Discing ston Churchill listing the post- to escape war aims of America and Great that the [appellant ""wtg
cach to thờ fire victlins from Time: 11, Radio News' Reel (Itecarded when a constable raised the Britain. 2. A mum'a long ticited badly off at the time of the funds remitted by Canton Ray); 11.15 Goodnight Mude: 11.29, Weather Report: God Bavo The alarm but
and the committing were arrested at drews, cunt not cut away in front, offence,
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3. Ficulum.4. An instrument, Magistrato had maile a note of "You had the right of way? Young man, I'm afraid your pleaded that they were under bars played with hands. 5. Justice Williams, saldon this Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colery of Hongkong.
Defendants, this i morning | usually portable, or tuned mos that at the time...
Addressing the
dppellant. mother didn't teach you to be polite!"
the influenco of liquor,
Shiro, 0, Soly
The rear door of a police van and
free the female detainees, When CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE notes by chance, but there was the Police Corporal guarding the
woman
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