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Waves Of Allied Bombers Attack Targets In Korea
Tokyo, May 7.
Wave after wave of Allied bombers hit im- Lortant Communist railway targets on Monday and Tuesday in an effort to reduce the steadily in- creasing flow of supplies from Manchuria to the Communist battlefront.
Fighter bombers from our different wings concentrated on Tuesday on the vital railway netion of Sunchon, north of Pyongyang, and ored 113 hits along a five-mile stretch of track.
It was a follow-up yesterday's day and night
1 lasting of Huichen, anat!iraportant railway link in north Central Korea.
in Tokyo, a pilot raid in an there are al Interview that
New Post For Kolen, big ones,
Lennox-Boyd
From GUY EDEN
London, May G."
My Alan Lennox-Boyd, 47, Militer Slate for
Cojorial Affairs, is to
be-
came Minister of Transport. He will Arceed Mir John H. Maclay, who is 40. resiguation
for through
whose
health was announced tron Downing Strei today.
The announcement of hir Lennox-Boyd's appointment will be made soon.
Two
awaft the Lasks Minister of Transport. He may have to give rulings is the coming tladings of the Transport Tribunal on fares
will have
to handle and he one of the most difficult
of recent years tills of
shortly when the Waste Paner un the Government's plans for the control of road haulage is debated in Parijament. The White Paper comes out tomorrow. - London press Service,
Ex-
Heated Words
kinds of locomotives in North little ones, medium-sized ones, woo:l coal burners and oil
Burners.
"I am amazed at the number
of trains they have," declared Captain Charles F. Wolfe
Chula Visto California.
كري
"On a moonlit night near the of dozeria Yalu, you can see
the river.
ngo across guess they come down
they're needed.”
C'apl.
12
I when
Wolfe has destroyer ioccmotives, probably destroyed three
damaged and saven others during 57 six cr nigh: missions over Communi railway lines.
NAPALM BOMBS Other Fifth Air Force planes
dropped bombs and napalm on n wide variety of opportune baillefront, targets across the knacking cut 1 artillery pieces, one command pest and live
in addition sitions
to and reppy buildings shelters. Some 5 troop casual- TLs were also inflicted.
Kun
and
ve
1700p
Communist MIG jet fighters Wire jew, Amercian Sabrajata prowling in MIG valley made passes at two Itusalan bull; jels Manchurian acaded for their base, but to claims were made.
The Eighth Army hindquarters described Tuesday's ground action as mainly of a platoon-sized chemy
"light" consisting
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CHINA MAIL
·Established 1845
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1952.
Freedom Of City For Regiment
House
Of
Lords
Reform
London, May 6.
The Government today promised to consider ... re- forming the 900-year-old House of Lords as soon the country has weathered the economic crisis.
an
The Marquees of Salisbury, Government leader in the House & Lords, said Prime Ministei Winston Churchill would carry out his pre-election pledge last October to call an all-party conference on the futuro.of the upper house.
He was replying to a ques-
from tion
the 81-year-old Liberal leader, Viscount Samuel, whese party is cager for
Lords.
a
The Freedom of Kidder-
was
minster recently BREACH OF
riven to the 7th Batt. of" the Worcestershire Regi ment. Picture shows the battalion, after the cere
the mony, exercising right of marching through the town with hayonets fixed, bands playing and flags flying.
Shigemitsu To Head
Party
CONTRACT
CLAIM
An action for breach of con- Mr tract was brought before Justice Gould (Pulmo Judge) in the Supreme Court this morning by the Netherlands Trading Society, of 9 Queen's Road
Central, against Messrs Wayne and Haylitt, D.K. Wayne (partner in the firm), Haylitt LI (partner in the same firm), and all of Prince's Building, Chan Soon-fat and Chan Ping- fung, both of 23 Connaught Read West.
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Western Powers Το Reply To Soviet Note This Weekend
London, May G.
The Western Powers' reply to the latest Soviet note on Germany may be ready for despatch to Moscow at the weekend.
French, British and United States officials, held morning and afternoon meetings at the Foreign Office today on the text of the reply, usually well informed quarters here snid today,
Bankruptcy Hearing Adjourned
The main business was the comments from the French For- eign Minister, M. 'Robert Schuman, conveyed to the incel ing by the French Minister to Bitnin, the Comte de Crouy Chanel, who new back to Low- de from Paris this morning,
The
lines main
of
The
Western note, It is beileved here, are now
nyree!
had
The
piter
Westen Powers are expected The publie cxamination of to indicate their willingness to
take a partner of
port in a meeting of re- Leung Chiu-kai, the Sun On Hao (firm) of 215, presentatives of the four Occu- Wing Lok Street, ground floor. pation Powers but only
been in bankruptcy, was adjourned general agreement until 10 a.m. tomorrow by Mr reached between Russia and the
West
constitution and on the Justice Recec in the Bankruptcy
Tünetion of an impartial com- Court this murning,
mission to study clestorni con- The petitioning creditors were
ditions. Sheng Yun Chien the and Wong Sul-ching, a partner
oof, both of No, 108, Bon-note will again press the Soviet thereof,
Government ham Strand East. They were
to define Inore V.L.J. clearly the conditicas In which Mr represented by
all-German Government could operate if one came to power.
(firm)
At the same time the Western
Stewart structed by Mr J,C, it expects that an
M: A.J. Clifford, instructed by Messrs Hastings and Com- pany, appeared for the Sun On Hao firm and Leung Chiu-kai TC- da Silva and Mr M.A. presented the "Trustees."
for the Registrar General, Official Rezelver made the up- plication which
his granted by Lardship.
Mr M. Morley-John, Deputy Sicien
Wis
NOT AGREEABLE Neither Britain nor France is willing to agree to the United proposal put forward ft the second time last week that the representatives of the four Powers in Germany should meet to discuss ceteral conditions diroughout the
for adjournment, Immediately
Fight On Ship Ends In
In Commons probe and a series of light patrol drastic reform of the House of formally accept the offer to da Silva. The ather defendan's Court Fine
Labour
that
Lørd
Home of Lord last weck, mai
小
th:4 ew reponsible to Parliament ter
activities but to the Cabinet.
1.tr Chur, suirl, - **I Am
r that
contacts.
that UN advance
clash with two Red
Resolution
Led Woolton Sidetracked
the
churches.
women.
in
Most
SUSPICIOUS
de-
a
Living Language
Why we say A hunt- ed quarry.
The word “quarry" menning 311 animat which is hunted, re- minds us that strictly speaking the victim be- longed to the hounds or hawks and not to the huntsmen, The word comes from the Latin "corlym", --hide or skin, for the entrails of the deer when it was caught were placed on the skin for hounds to eat.
the
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 By Air
U.S.A., Canada, 3 p.m... P‚Á‚A. Slam, India, W. Pakistan, Middle East, Africa. Great Britain, Europe, 5 p.m., B.O.A.C.
Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Burma, ap.m.. C.F.A.
Japan, Korea, & p.m., D.0.A.C. Formosa, 5 p.m., H.K. Altways. By Burface Macao, 1 pan 6 pm. od Lee Hong/Ták Shing.
Japan. 2 pan, as Calchas Malaya, Ceylon, Madagascar, East
East. Indin, Aden, Middio
Great Britain, Europe, 6 p.m., to Chusan. They
mistiming of such
THURSDAY, MAY 1 By Air meeting, it is felt here, would Blam, India. E & W. Pakistani, inevitably throw out the time Middle East, Africa, Great Britain,
Western Europe. 6 p.m... via B.0.A.C. table by which the
Indo-China, France. French North Powers hope to complete th&West Africa. 6 p.m.. Air Vietnam. European Defence Community Philippines, N. Borneo, 1 pm, treaty and the peace contracts C.P.A.
By Surface between Western Germany and
Es Lea Macso, 1 pm; 6 pm, the Western Occupation Powers Hong/Tax Shing.
China, People's Republic, 9.20 am. during May.
2) train via Canton,
Indo-China, 10a.m. 1 Hollkon.
Fost k Philippines, Mauritius,
Noon,
Strant South Africa, Makasser.
Malaya, Ceylon, Madagascar, East E231, Great India, Aden. Midde
FRIDAY, MAY 9 15% Al- Japan, Canada, U.S.A.. 9 p.m.. via. C.P.A.L
Burma, India, 10, a.m., Thial Aiṛ- ways.
Mr
Eden indicated in the House of Commons yesterday that he still hopes and belleves that this complex of treaties, which will make it possible
pinces signed the surrender document / tract over the sale of 375 bales employed, was fined $40 or two Western Germany to take Britain, Europe, & p.m...
Threw Ferry Life Buoy Overboard
that
the
for
part
the
bei
Carthage.
Fermuca, Japan, p.m., C.A.T Formoss, Okinawa, 4 K.A./N.W.A.L.
in the defence of Western community, can completed this month.
But the three Western Gov- ernments, it is understood, are door must be agreed that the left open for future four-Power
Stugi. Burma, India, W. Paklatan. tales of German unity and will Middle East, Africa, Great Britain, propose the conditions in which | Europe. 5 p.m., B.O.A.C.
could be held later this N. Borneo, Australia, New Zep-
land, 5 pan., QE.A.
Malaya
Indonesia,
Arrested as a result of a fight on board the my Hol Wong at Buoy B17, Cheng Lam, 33, un- weeks by Mr T. B. Low at the
Court Marine
this morning for unlawfully boarding the vessel.
Sub-Insp Kong Sai-lun stated
Police
were called to the Norwegian ship yesterday afternoon and defendant, who cargo had been fighting with workers, was handed over to them by the chief officer.
they tfed Pleading that he
a Government year-Reuter. motor beat to buoy on April 27 without prior Dermission from the Director of Marine, because his pumping apparatus was out of order, To Shing, 38, master of the Hung Hing, was cautioned. He sald he left the buoy after making repairs,
Plaintiffs are represented by Brook A. Bernacchi and Mr S. V. Gittins, instructed by of Wilkinson Mr J. T. Prior, Tokyo, May 7. Mamoru Shigemitsu, and Grist. Last two defendants
McNeill,
QC, and Mr Oswald veleran diplomat and former are represented by Mr John Foreign Minister, today will Cheung instructed by Mr M.. head the Progressive Party. were not legally represented.
Plaintiffs claim
from The Liberals went to reduce
$273,750 being the The Red platcon attacked a
the 880 hereditary lords now in London, May 6.
In a press interview on Tues- tendents
payment under a con- the Prime Minister, UN advance position northwest of
House to a bandful of day, the ex-Foreign Minister who balance 3 British
presentatives, Mr Winston Churchill, was in- Yonchos. It was the third time
Argument proceeded between would go to distinguished men for Japan aboard the USS Mist Bunny sacks, velvd in a heated clash in the in three days
from main professions, such nasouri on September 2, 1945, 813
certain regarding House of Commons today over posts in thli area were attacked. The UN troops withdrew and
and that on Wednesday he expected Counsel Cabinet
amendments in the
defence the position of his
directed artillery fire on the Reas, medicine, universities
to intet Dr Hitoshi Ashida, ex- "overicrds"--tun Ministers whe
who withdrew after two hours, Many Libals would also Prime Minister and at present statement raised hy. Mr Me- co-ordinate several departments.
Eight Reds were killed and 10
lite to break the centuries-old naviser to the Progressive Party, Neill. Lord Woolton, He defended
Hearing is proceeding. tradition by piving seats to to notify him of his intention in cr-Grzánate; of foot and agricu) bunkers destroyed in a half-hour
patrol ture, against Labour Opposition platoons south of Kosong. Most
accept the offer. demum for his resintion.
of the other patrol clashes were
Shigemitsu said the time has Two Socialist Peurs protested southeast of Kunisons en
greeted Lord come for Japan 10 have Members
the the central front.-United Press, Woolton, in
Salisbury's announccinent with major political groups in suspleton,
interest of a smooth operation of Lord Jowitt, Labour leadera democratic administration. Il
the House, asked whether said he envisaged two principal the Conservatives intended to polzel groups, one the "Con- servative" Liberal party, and the use the reform to restore the other the "Progressive" gray. House of Lords power of block-taking turns in running the ing laws for a period of two country. The "Progressive" must year 5,
be jointly organised by various This period was cut by La-opposition factors, execpting the bour to one year In 1948- CCunits,
Shigeaittiu's nove described by the London opinion. Times today as "partisan" and because purely opportunist"
The former Foreign Minister at Central this morning for be- Socialists wanted their steel no-
dirglused the contents of the having lo a disorderly manner tionalization bill to go through letter he received on May 2 on board a Star ferry. quickly.
Suen Hong, saller on board Labour also wants to reform ex-president of the Democratic Star Ferry Meridian, testified the chamber because peers come party, predecessor to the Pro- that shortly before & last night mosily from traditionally Con him to head the party.
gressive purty, strongly urged as the ferry was proceeding from Kowloon to Hongkong, he servative families, giving the L
sow defendant who was inside Tocles a perpetual majority.
Besides hereditary peers, the formist" group in the Progres-throwing away a life buoy."
ก cabin on the deck class, House of Lords 6150 includes sive party is strongly opposed Witness sold defendant Was 25 Irish peers elected for life, to the entry of the former
then with three other 16 Sesttish peers elected by the Foreign Minister on the ground
people Scottish peerage for the dura- that he carries the stigmo of an who were singing and appeared
H.K.T. 1: be in a happy mood. As soon tion of euch, Parliament, and a ex-war criminal, Assumption few law lords. Reuler,
of party presidency by him will as he saw the life busy being witness "mark
overboard, backward น
course, thrown
algmolled the coxswain to stop they maintain,
the ferry to pick it up.
When This group is lobbying for the ferry pulled alongside the ex-Finance Minister Tokurao Hongkong. ferry pler; witness Kimum to be named head of the notified an inspector of the ferry patty-Associated Press. .
company and hat! detradant taken to the Police Station
Defendant denied having committed the alleged offence cabin
nevel that he is accountable
lo Pa "finest,"
Washington, May 6. A resolution for the impeach- The raid that the device of
Ministers had ment of President Truman for Podhooting
his
mills seizure of the steel buen tar la te pal
Tris retivities dit not im- was apparently sidetracked in
Hause Par- definitely in jone the terabilty to
departmental Representatives Judiciary Com- Saneat of the
policies they mittee tollpy. Ailiors whose
andrdinate.
the
al
The Democrat Chairman, Emanuel Celler, took no action on the resolution which
Was
he sent
Mr
Tidy had no statutory powers Paketining Ministers, but tabled by a Republican, Mr P.
the collective Shafer although they shared in responsibility of the Govern ment as a whole and as Minis-number of other
ters
prompied by the
resoluti:ns President's
of tite Crown were seizure of the steel industry to Accountable 10 Parliament-
leuter.
Court Sequel
To Accident
་
Manchester, May 6, Lacee-Corporal G. Hawarden, 19, of the Royal Military Police,
who was involved in cross-
Boada cident In which ye telldren were killed, was bound
aver for two years on a charge
of dangerous driving at Man- chester today.
1 live years. Hawarden
a Sub-Committee.
The Shafer resolution, it was presumed, will be allowed to siny in a Committee pigeonhole. Ámang the resoluilons going to the Sub-Committee was gre calling for an investigation to examine whether impeachment proceedings should be started.
Others would, in effect, con- sure the President's reizure te- tion.-Reuter.
YET ANOTHER PRISON RIOT
San Francisco, May 6. Nearly half the 500 prisoners 1 licence was suspended in San Francisco County Gnot in San Bruno rloted on Monday in was found not protest against their food, the - Fully last Wednesday on Authorities said-today..
change of manslaughter of one One man was beafen and two of the five children but guilty¦ prisoners were เ the loster charge of confinement,
The sheriff. said about 240 rangercury driving,
Hawriden's army-van was in men went on a hunger strike rolliaton with Manchester before breakfast, burned their Corporation bus. Tho bus blankets and poured water on Incunted the
the floors. pavement andj. Xed the children.
He said they were finally The bus driver, who was tried brought under control by the n charge or déngerous driving. by his going personally to the
Truter,
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Brave Arrest
Rewarded
London, May 0 Detective Chief Superintendent George Metcalfe of the Wesl Riding Constabul:ry, Wakrile5, has been appointed a member of the Order of British Empire for ecurage in arresting an armed man who shot and killed two police officers,
from Dr Ashida in which the
In the meantime, the "Re-
Harry Richard 20-year-old steward Chusan, was tound cautioned by Mr Poon
at the time,
Chamberlain, of the ss guilty and Yea-hoi
Had Air Pistol: and said he was not in a
Fined $200
Jozeph Calnes, 27, driver, RASC, Causeway Bay, was Rned $200
Correction
Attention has been drawn
23
or one month by Me Hin-shing the fact that in Monday's "Com The award was announced in Lo at Central this morning mint of the Day dealing with put in volliary tonight's London Gazetic, which possesion of one Webley & Scott the Hongkong Bullding
also announced the award, for air pistol..
construct Society's project to acts of bravery,, of nine Geo:ge Medals, eight British Medals and
Defendant was also bound over homes for zquatters, we made ten Quien's Commendations.
In $500 for one year.
meillen of the Hongkong Hous- Ing
have may Society. This Metcalfe's award ls. for his
Det. Insp. Andrews pro- caused some ecnfusion in the part in the arrest of Alfred accuting told the Court that on minds of readers, The Hong- poultry farmer of Hud- May 5 acting on information, a kong Housing Society is an or- derrfield, who shot Detective party of Police went to the bar-ganisation ontirely separate
FRECT of
racks at Causeway Bay and the tram Huddersfield
the proposed Hongkong Arthur Jagger
when
Society. It is already pollee fendant's belongings,
other 'ncorporated and had formed a cordon, around Moore's) smell holding last July.
Defendant explained that the homesuliding schemes in hand Moro was later exemted for air pistol was given to him by for workers. Editor, China
Müll the murder of Frase-Reuter. someone in Hongkong....
•
sepiirately, mas, found guilty on use of a loudspeaker system and | Inspector stable air pistol was found among de- Building ̈
men-United Press,
Printed and published by STEWART, Arthur GRAY for and on holaif ef South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong.
his
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE ANSWERS
.1. Alolde de Gasperi. 2. The
Queen Elizabeth. 3. Napoleon,
who in 1800, ordered the dove- lopment to supply the needs of nis army. 4. John Frazer, De- | fence Secretory when war broke
The case against four women and a man for mooring in an area in the Yaumati Typhoon Shelter reserved for Government out in December 1841. 5. Har- craft was dismissed when Mrrow. 8. Gray's "Elegy," Low ruled that the area where the offence was alleged to have been committed was not in the arca
defined as reserved for Government craft,
The defendants were Mo⚫ Fo- sang, 30, Kwok Tim, 48, Kong Ng. 38. Chan Yuk-ying, 20, and Ho Shul-kan, 35..
Radio Hongkong
6,00, Programme Summary:
Children's
Hous Toytown "Mr. Noah's Holiday" (BBCTS) A Play by 8.6. Hubne Bandsland Deaman: 0.30, Forces
Concert Hall) The Band of luţ Batt: Wilshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's) by Kina Permission of D.8.0.
Lt. Colonel J. It. Welch 7. "Licks
cond. by Mr L. Fereday: Dip"-Variety Requests presented by Margherita (Studio); 7.30, Weather Repost; · 8, Time, Bignal, World News and News Talk" (London Relay); 816, Billy Foxhall Tro (Concert Hall); 8.30, The Orchestra of the Week Philharmonic Orchestra playing The Music, of Tchaikovsky for the 11th Anniversary of the Compocer's Birth: a. Time for MUATO (DUCTS) 7710 Majestic Orchestra conducted by. Lou Whats- Mon: 9.30, Edith Evans in "Qucen Elizabeth" (BBCTS) A Play by Hugh Ross Williamson produced by Archie Campbell; 11, Tadio News Reel (London Relay); 11.15, Good- night Music; 11.29, Weather Report. .God Save
The Queen: 11.30. Close Down
INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION.
kes half the maximum speed of the ikunch de'm miles per hour,
Then 9/10 (1/m+ 1/2 in mosa formidable equstion. It roogives tranff into
But the latter moitition to inadmi sible because we know the launch can do 7.0.1. as t
Hanes Its maximum spans la 12 mäß....
“Landon Mxátotz Service,
SIDE GLANCES
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Ceylon.
W. India, & p.m., B.O.A.C.
By Surface Macao, 1 p.m.; a p.m., sa 100 Hung Tak Shing.
China, People's Republic, 0.30 pm. train via Canton,
Dus.Brand.
Philippines, 1 pim., as Schuyler
Malaya, Burma, India, 2 p.m., ss Bangola.
Siam, 2 p.m. se Seochow.
SATURDAY, MAY 10 My Air Philippines, Guam, Howall, USA., Canada, Ba.m., via P.A.L.
U.S.A., Canada, 3 p.m., PA.A. Japan. 3 p.m., B.O.A.C.
By Galbraith
Siva2.
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